Index: wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/colors/dark.css
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--- wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/colors/dark.css	(revision 17938)
+++ wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/colors/dark.css	(working copy)
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@
 #respond textarea {
 	background: #000;
 	border: 4px solid #111;
+	color: #bbb;
 	-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px rgba(51,51,51,0.95);
 	-moz-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px rgba(51,51,51,0.95);
 	box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px rgba(51,51,51,0.95);