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阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段英文，使之构成一篇的短文。

AQuietQingmingintheJordanHousehold

TheJordans’livingroomfeltlikeamuseumofunfinishedmoments.Raintappedsoftlyagainstthewindows,castingasilverygloomoverthecrampedspace.Ten-year-oldLilylaysprawledonthecarpet,hercrayonsscreechingacrosspaperasshedrewjaggedkitesandlopsidedtombstones.Besideher,six-year-oldMaxshreddedsheetsofprinterpaperintoconfetti,tossingthefragmentsintotheairlikeceremonialghostmoney.Theirparents,Mr.andMrs.Jordan,satatoppositeendsofthesaggingsofa,theirfacesilluminatedbythecoldglowoftheirphones.Aforgottenspeakerplayedageneric“springrenewal”soundtrack—birdsongandtricklingwater—thatonlydeepenedthesenseofartificiality.

QingmingFestivalhadalwaysbeenadayofcrispritualsfortheJordans.Inyearspast,theywouldwakeearly,packchrysanthemumsandorangesintowovenbaskets,anddrivetothehillsidecemeterywhereMrs.Jordan’sgrandparentsrested.Thechildrenwouldchaseeachotheramongtheheadstones,theirlaughterminglingwiththescentofburningincense.Aftertidyingthegraves,they’dpicnicundercherryblossomtrees,theirfingersstickywithQingtuan,theemerald-greenricedumplingsfilledwithsweetbeanpaste.Butthisyear,theforecasthadwarnedofthunderstorms,andMrs.Jordan,citing“practicality,”canceledthetrip.“We’lllightvirtualcandlesonthefamilyapp,”she’dsaid,thoughnoonehadbotheredtologin.

Now,theabsenceoftraditionhungheavierthantherainclouds.Lilyglancedathermother,whowasengrossedinalivestreamofaKyotocherryblossomfestival.“Mom,”sheventured,holdingupherdrawing—astick-figurefamilystandingbesideatombstoneshe’dcoloredneonpink.“DoesGreat-Grandmalikepink?”

“Hmm?Sure,sweetie,”Mrs.Jordanreplied,herthumbflickingupwardinareflexivelike.

Mr.Jordan,meanwhile,scrolledthroughanarticletitled“TheDi