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Cozy Bedtime Story _ A Foggy Day for Fudge _ A Relaxing Sleepy Story · Abide Meditation App

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  Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to Get Sleepy. When we listen, we relax,
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  Speaker 1: and we get sleepy. My name's Thomas, and it's my
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  Speaker 1: pleasure to be your host. Tonight, we'll be taking our
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  Speaker 1: fifth visit to the ever-popular Rainy Day Bakery to follow
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  Speaker 1: Lily as she makes yet another delicious treat for her customers.
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  Speaker 1: This time, it's fudge. This cosy bakery-cum-cafe is always a
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  Speaker 1: favourite for us to return to. Perhaps it's the charming
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  Speaker 1: protagonist herself who runs the bakery. Maybe the friendly locals
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  Speaker 1: who visit. Or simply the relaxing atmosphere, sweet aromas and
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  Speaker 1: warming comforts. Whatever it is about the rainy day bakery
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  Speaker 1: that you love, I hope it will help you fall
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  Speaker 1: asleep once again. And, since this is such a beloved
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  Speaker 1: series on Get Sleepy, we're offering a bonus episode tomorrow
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  Speaker 1: night for our premium subscribers that stitches together the first
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  Speaker 1: three installments from the Rainy Day Bakery into one continuous
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  Speaker 1: play episode. It's over an hour and a half long,
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  Speaker 1: so it will give you plenty of time to drift
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  Speaker 1: off while you listen. So now, let's take a moment
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  Speaker 1: to get settled more deeply into bed and into relaxation.
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  Speaker 1: The setting for our story tonight may feel familiar, cozy
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  Speaker 1: and comforting to many of you by now. A place
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  Speaker 1: you know you can rely on for all those soothing attributes.
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  Speaker 1: And the spot you're in right now, snuggling into bed,
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  Speaker 1: may well bring you that same sense of familiarity and comfort.
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  Speaker 1: Enjoy the feeling of your head sinking into the pillow,
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  Speaker 1: giving your neck muscles the opportunity to completely relax. And
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  Speaker 1: embrace the luxurious sense of your entire body gradually easing
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  Speaker 1: into a deep state of rest. Even if you feel
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  Speaker 1: some tension or achiness in some areas of your body,
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  Speaker 1: Just know that gradually, as you continue to relax, they
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  Speaker 1: will all melt away bit by bit, allowing you to
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  Speaker 1: drift into a soft and soothing sleep. For now, just
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  Speaker 1: enjoy the coziness of your bed And the coziness of
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  Speaker 1: tonight's story too. Let's join Lily as she wakes up
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  Speaker 1: on a drizzly autumn morning. a delicate rain pattering on
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  Speaker 1: the glass gently eases Lily into wakefulness. She doesn't open
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  Speaker 1: her eyes at first, but keeps them softly closed as
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  Speaker 1: she savors a few more moments of rest. Without realizing it,
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  Speaker 1: she dozes off. The sound of the rainfall mingling with
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  Speaker 1: visions of damp streets and puddles in her mind. And then, slowly,
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  Speaker 1: the dream fades as her mind returns to her bedroom.
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  Speaker 1: Lily smiles and opens her eyes at last, grateful for
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  Speaker 1: the few extra minutes of sleep. Even now, the sound
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  Speaker 1: of the rain is growing faint. It might let up altogether,
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  Speaker 1: she thinks, as she stretches her arms above her head.
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  Speaker 1: She traces circles with her toes, feeling her ankles warming
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  Speaker 1: up with every turn. Then, she slides her legs over
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  Speaker 1: the edge of the bed Once her feet have found
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  Speaker 1: their comfy slippers, Lily makes her way into the kitchen.
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  Speaker 1: Like she does most mornings, she puts the kettle on
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  Speaker 1: for a nice cup of tea. She loves the sound
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  Speaker 1: of the bubbles forming inside it. It's familiar and soothing.
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  Speaker 1: a kind of cozy background noise to the otherwise quiet morning.
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  Speaker 1: Bubbles and rain are the two things Lily can always
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  Speaker 1: depend on at this time of day that make this
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  Speaker 1: place feel like home before the sun comes out. She
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  Speaker 1: thinks about the other small, meaningful details of her life
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  Speaker 1: as she spoons dry tea leaves into a metal tea bowl.
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  Speaker 1: Twisting on the top, she hangs the ball by a
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  Speaker 1: tiny chain from the rim of her mug. Once the
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  Speaker 1: water has boiled, Lily pours it over the leaves. She
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  Speaker 1: watches the hot water take on the color of the
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  Speaker 1: tea leaves as they steep. This is a detail she appreciates.
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  Speaker 1: No matter how many mornings she watches her tea, it
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  Speaker 1: always creates new color patterns in the mug. The act
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  Speaker 1: of making tea is familiar. and yet new and exciting
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  Speaker 1: at the same time, she thinks. Lily pours a splash
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  Speaker 1: of milk into her tea and then carries it over
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  Speaker 1: to her wooden window seat. Looking out through the glass,
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  Speaker 1: she can see her neighborhood is still shrouded in darkness.
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  Speaker 1: The rain has given way to a light mist and
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  Speaker 1: she can make out the first wisps of fog rolling
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  Speaker 1: in behind her neighbor's house. The man who lives across
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  Speaker 1: the street keeps a beautiful garden during the spring and
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  Speaker 1: summer months. Even now, in autumn, everything growing around his
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  Speaker 1: house seems perfectly in its place. The brown, red, and
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  Speaker 1: yellow leaves that have already fallen from the trees overhanging
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  Speaker 1: his lawn remind Lily of an artistic splattering of paint
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  Speaker 1: on a green canvas. He's still asleep at this time
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  Speaker 1: of morning, most of the neighborhood is i must be
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  Speaker 1: one of the earliest risers in town lily thinks with
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  Speaker 1: a smile but she doesn't mind the hours she has
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  Speaker 1: to keep to run the bakery it makes her happy
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  Speaker 1: to know that her customers always have a place to
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  Speaker 1: go when they wake up too As she gazes across
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  Speaker 1: the street, Lily notices a small bit of earth that's
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  Speaker 1: recently been turned. He must have planted his bulbs yesterday,
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  Speaker 1: she realizes. It reminds her that she should probably do
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  Speaker 1: the same. There's a small garden just outside the bakery.
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  Speaker 1: where Lily has experimented with planting various things. over the years.
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  Speaker 1: One year she planted herbs, another tomatoes and peppers. Now
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  Speaker 1: it's a flower garden, or it will be in springtime.
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  Speaker 1: But she needs to get her bulbs in the ground soon.
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  Speaker 1: They rely on the cool autumn soil to wake up
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  Speaker 1: from their slumber and put down roots for the spring.
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  Speaker 1: I'll have to remember to bring them with me to
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  Speaker 1: the bakery today, she tells herself. After finishing her tea,
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  Speaker 1: Lily takes one final glance out the window. The fog
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  Speaker 1: is rolling in around the house across the street now.
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  Speaker 1: Fog was in the forecast, Lily remembers. She's always enjoyed
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  Speaker 1: a good foggy day. There's something mysterious and magical about
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  Speaker 1: fog she thinks, as though enchantments and worlds of possibility
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  Speaker 1: are hidden just out of sight. The thought makes her
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  Speaker 1: grin as she stands and carries her mug over to
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  Speaker 1: the sink. After washing it out, she leaves it to
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  Speaker 1: dry on the bamboo rack and heads into the bedroom
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  Speaker 1: to get dressed. Today, she chooses a red shirt with
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  Speaker 1: yellow details to wear. If it's going to be a
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  Speaker 1: grey day, she might as well bring a pop of
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  Speaker 1: colour with her outfit, she thinks. By the front door,
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  Speaker 1: she finds a paper bag filled with flower bulbs. They
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  Speaker 1: are fairly round and in between hard and soft to
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  Speaker 1: the touch. The daffodil, narcissus, and crocus bulbs remind her
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  Speaker 1: of onions and garlic, while the hyacinth bulbs are reminiscent
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  Speaker 1: of turnips because of their reddish-purple color. Lily slips on
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  Speaker 1: her coat, and gently stuffs the bag with the flower
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  Speaker 1: bulbs into the large pocket. Then she puts on her
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  Speaker 1: hat and gloves and loops the handle of her green
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  Speaker 1: and yellow polka dot umbrella around her wrist. She opens
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  Speaker 1: the door, and for a moment, stands and looks out
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  Speaker 1: onto the quiet street. The fog is obscuring her view
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  Speaker 1: in all directions. She can only just make out the
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  Speaker 1: line where the pavement meets the road in front of
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  Speaker 1: her house. She imagines the rest of the homes are
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  Speaker 1: sleeping soundly. tucked away in gentle folds of grey. Lily
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  Speaker 1: takes a deep breath. The fog and the rain before
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  Speaker 1: it have had a cleansing effect on the air. It
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  Speaker 1: smells cool and rejuvenating. Feeling refreshed, She closes the door
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  Speaker 1: behind her and begins her walk. Small puddles dot the pavement,
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  Speaker 1: but none are so big that Lily has to walk
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  Speaker 1: around them. Her boots allow her to make her way
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  Speaker 1: through them with a little care and attention. It mustn't
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  Speaker 1: have been raining very hard, or for much time last night,
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  Speaker 1: she thinks. It's nice to walk down to the bakery
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  Speaker 1: without her umbrella open, too. She takes advantage of this,
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  Speaker 1: and looks up into the grey sky. The fog encircles
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  Speaker 1: the tops of the trees that line the street, weaving
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  Speaker 1: in and out of their brown branches and among their
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  Speaker 1: colourful leaves. Lily reaches out a hand and swishes it
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  Speaker 1: quietly through the air. She can feel the mist gathering
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  Speaker 1: on her skin, Looking at her hand once she pulls
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  Speaker 1: it back, she sees it's dotted with countless translucent droplets. Normally,
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  Speaker 1: she'd be tempted to wipe her fingers on her coat
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  Speaker 1: to dry them off. But instead, she brings her hands together,
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  Speaker 1: inviting the moisture into her skin. as though she's applying lotion.
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  Speaker 1: It's soothing, knowing she's connected to this place, this weather,
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  Speaker 1: to the trees and the sky. Lily lets her gaze
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  Speaker 1: fall on the space where she knows her neighbor's house
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  Speaker 1: should be. She can see the edge of his drive,
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  Speaker 1: but the house is hidden behind a white and grey
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  Speaker 1: mass of fog. Her neighbour has two cats, one white
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  Speaker 1: and one black. Lily hopes they're snuggled up together in
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  Speaker 1: their favourite window seat, dreaming of warm summer sunshine and catnip.
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  Speaker 1: As she continues on her way, she listens to the
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  Speaker 1: rhythmic sound of her feet tapping the pavement with every step.
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  Speaker 1: The fog makes sounds feel closer than normal. Everything is
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  Speaker 1: amplified under this blanket of weather. It takes longer than
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  Speaker 1: usual for Lily to spot the bakery. Its recognizable, multicolored
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  Speaker 1: door peeks out from behind a swirl of fog for
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  Speaker 1: just a moment, before being tucked away once again. Lily smiles.
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  Speaker 1: Even if she couldn't see the door at all, she'd
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  Speaker 1: still know it was there. She's done this very same
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  Speaker 1: walk every morning for so many years, she could probably
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  Speaker 1: find her way blindfolded. But still, it's a comfort to
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  Speaker 1: see it, and to know she'll soon be stepping inside,
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  Speaker 1: surrounded by the familiar aromas of coffee beans, sugar, and flour.
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  Speaker 1: and plugging in the twinkling fairy lights that will bring
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  Speaker 1: her little shop to life. She pulls out her set
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  Speaker 1: of keys and inserts the right one into the lock.
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  Speaker 1: Heading inside, she wipes her feet on a mat and
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  Speaker 1: then switches on the overhead lights. Then She takes off
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  Speaker 1: her coat and hangs it up, leaving the bulbs in
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  Speaker 1: the pocket. Before going behind the counter, she finds the
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  Speaker 1: end of the strand of fairy lights in the seating
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  Speaker 1: area and plugs them in. They flicker to life above her.
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  Speaker 1: That might be my favourite moment of the day, she
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  Speaker 1: thinks to herself. She knows she's back home at the
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  Speaker 1: bakery as soon as the fairy lights are twinkling overhead.
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  Speaker 1: With a feeling of gratitude for this comforting space, she
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  Speaker 1: takes a deep breath, inhaling the deliciously familiar scents within it.
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  Speaker 1: The coffee beans smell acidic yet rich. The flower is
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  Speaker 1: dusty and reminds her of weekends spent with her grandmother.
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  Speaker 1: baking all sorts of wonderful treats. And the sugar is
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  Speaker 1: sweet and a little bit burnt, reminding her of days
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  Speaker 1: at the fair and holiday cookies shaped like trees and ornaments. Exhaling,
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  Speaker 1: she feels her muscles relax She rolls her shoulders a
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  Speaker 1: few times, allowing them to warm up and stretch out.
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  Speaker 1: Then she walks behind the counter. Before she left the
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  Speaker 1: bakery yesterday, she set aside a recipe for one of
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  Speaker 1: her favourite cold weather treats to make. Fun. Looking at
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  Speaker 1: the worn, handwritten page smeared with cocoa powder fingerprints and
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  Speaker 1: torn at one corner is enough to bring the rich
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  Speaker 1: chocolate taste to mind. Yes, she thinks, this is exactly
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  Speaker 1: what I want to make today. One of her favorite
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  Speaker 1: things about this recipe is how simple it is. It
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  Speaker 1: only calls for two base ingredients, chocolate chips and sweetened
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  Speaker 1: condensed milk. Lily thinks for a moment about the flavors
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  Speaker 1: of fudge she'd like to make. Some of her regular
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  Speaker 1: customers always request peppermint, so she'll have to get out
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  Speaker 1: the peppermint extract and a package of candy canes to
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  Speaker 1: crush on top. Rose loves hazelnut fudge, so she'll need
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  Speaker 1: whole hazelnuts for the top. And finally, she's been in
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  Speaker 1: the mood for some rich orange chocolate. So that's what
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  Speaker 1: she'll make for herself. She even has some leftover candied
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  Speaker 1: orange peel that she can use to give it an
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  Speaker 1: extra kick. She heads into the pantry and finds her
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  Speaker 1: trusty double boiler, the right size pans, wax paper, chocolate chips,
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  Speaker 1: sweetened condensed milk, and all the flavorings and toppings. Balancing
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  Speaker 1: them in her arms, she carries them behind the counter.
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  Speaker 1: Setting them down carefully, Lily admires her shiny silver double boiler.
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  Speaker 1: It's the secret to well-melted chocolate chips, her mother told her.
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  Speaker 1: Over the years, she's used bowls over pots and other variations.
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  Speaker 1: But when it came time to open the bakery, her
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  Speaker 1: mother's words echoed in her mind. And so, she got
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  Speaker 1: her very own gleaming double boiler. Lily fills the bottom
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  Speaker 1: pot halfway with water, and then nestles the second pot
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  Speaker 1: on top. She places it on the stove and then
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  Speaker 1: shakes a good portion of chocolate chips into the top pot.
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  Speaker 1: As the water below heats up, the steam melts the
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  Speaker 1: chocolate evenly without causing it to burn. With a wooden
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  Speaker 1: spoon She gently stirs the chips, watching as they transform
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  Speaker 1: from hard to malleable to soft and gooey as they
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  Speaker 1: move round and round the pot. Soon, they've melted together
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  Speaker 1: into a molten lake of chocolate. Lily adds the sweetened
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  Speaker 1: condensed milk and stirs to combine them. She'll make the
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  Speaker 1: peppermint fudge first, so once she removes the boiler from
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  Speaker 1: the heat, she adds a spoonful of extract and stirs again.
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  Speaker 1: The sharp, cooling scent of peppermint fills her nose, opening
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  Speaker 1: her senses and making her think of cold winter days
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  Speaker 1: full of ice and snow. Before it has a chance
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  Speaker 1: to cool too much, she pours the chocolate mix into
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  Speaker 1: a pan lined with wax paper. Ribbons of fudgy liquid
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  Speaker 1: cascade into the metal holder. filling every corner like lava
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  Speaker 1: running through a rocky channel. Lily uses the wooden spoon
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  Speaker 1: to scrape the sides of the pot, making sure every
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  Speaker 1: bit of fudge is accounted for. Then she gently lifts
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  Speaker 1: the pan and taps it on the counter, helping the
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  Speaker 1: liquid fill any remaining gaps and evening out the top. Now,
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  Speaker 1: it's time to add the topping. From a nearby drawer,
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  Speaker 1: she retrieves a heavy rolling pin. One by one, she
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  Speaker 1: unwraps several red and white candy canes, peeling back the
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  Speaker 1: plastic in strips. Her fingertips get ever so slightly sticky
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  Speaker 1: as they touch the sugary sweets. She places the candy
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  Speaker 1: canes in a bag between two towels and then pushes
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  Speaker 1: the rolling pin back and forth on top. Subtle snapping
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  Speaker 1: noises let her know the candy is breaking apart. Once
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  Speaker 1: it's crushed into tiny pieces, she gathers some in her
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  Speaker 1: palm and sprinkles it over the cooling fudge. The larger
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  Speaker 1: chunks of candy will give the fudge a nice, crunchy texture.
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  Speaker 1: while the smaller ones will lend an extra bit of
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  Speaker 1: peppermint essence. Lily carries the fudge over to the cooling racks,
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  Speaker 1: where it will wait until it's ready to be sliced
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  Speaker 1: and served. In the meantime, she'll wash up the pot
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  Speaker 1: and prepare the next two batches. Before she begins the
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  Speaker 1: next batch, she zests a whole orange. She'll use the
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  Speaker 1: little flecks of peel to give the fudge a brighter,
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  Speaker 1: citrusy flavor in combination with orange oil. Once she has
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  Speaker 1: the chocolate chips melted and stirred together with the milk,
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  Speaker 1: she adds the zest and oil. In the pan, this
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  Speaker 1: melted fudge glistens in the light. The oil lends it
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  Speaker 1: a silkier texture. Lily can picture the way it will
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  Speaker 1: melt in her mouth when she takes the first bite.
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  Speaker 1: She places curls of candied orange peel across the top
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  Speaker 1: of the fudge. gently pressing them down so they'll cool
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  Speaker 1: in place. Then she pops one piece in her mouth,
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  Speaker 1: delighting in the sharp citrus. flavor muted by the thick,
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  Speaker 1: sweet coating. Finally, it's time to make the hazelnut fudge.
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  Speaker 1: Just as she's about to put the water on the stove,
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  Speaker 1: Rose appears on the other side of the counter. It
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  Speaker 1: sure is foggy out there, she says to Lily. Rose
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  Speaker 1: tells her she got turned around this morning leaving her
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  Speaker 1: house and thought for a while that she'd gone the
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  Speaker 1: wrong way. The fog was so thick she could barely
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  Speaker 1: see her hands in front of her. But then, in
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  Speaker 1: the distance, she saw the twinkling lights in the bakery windows.
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  Speaker 1: They were like little guiding stars ushering her through the
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  Speaker 1: gloom to her home away from home. Lily smiles broadly
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  Speaker 1: as Rose recounts her tale, and she's particularly excited. to
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  Speaker 1: let Rose know that there will be hazelnut fudge coming
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  Speaker 1: her way later on. Oh, that's my favorite, Rose says,
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  Speaker 1: clapping her mittened hands together softly. Lily pours a cup
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  Speaker 1: of coffee and hands it to Rose. who carries it
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  Speaker 1: over to a comfy seat by the window. Returning to
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  Speaker 1: the stove, Lily sets up the double boiler and combines
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  Speaker 1: the chocolate and milk, just like before. Then, she removes
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  Speaker 1: the mixture from the heat, adds hazelnut flavouring, and some
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  Speaker 1: crushed hazelnut pieces, and pours it into the lined pan.
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  Speaker 1: To finish it off, she carefully places whole hazelnuts in
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  Speaker 1: neat rows across the top of the fudge. Every piece
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  Speaker 1: will have one, adding crunch and depth of flavour. Glancing
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  Speaker 1: over at Rose, she sees the other woman smiling as
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  Speaker 1: she catches a whiff of the hazelnut fudge. The rich
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  Speaker 1: scent permeates the air, mingling with the orange and peppermint,
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  Speaker 1: the perfect medley for a chilly day. While she waits
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  Speaker 1: for the fudge to cool, Lily decides she'll use the
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  Speaker 1: time to get the bulbs in the ground. Besides, it's
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  Speaker 1: a slow day and I'll be able to see anyone
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  Speaker 1: coming in, she thinks. She walks over to Rose and
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  Speaker 1: lightly rests a hand on her shoulder. I'll be outside
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  Speaker 1: if you need anything, she says. To her surprise, Rose
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  Speaker 1: offers to help. How lovely to have company out in
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  Speaker 1: the garden, Lily thinks. While she feels completely at ease
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  Speaker 1: spending time alone with her plants, she always enjoys time
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  Speaker 1: spent with good friends. And after so many years, Rose
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  Speaker 1: is most definitely a good friend. Together, Lily and Rose
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  Speaker 1: head to the door, slipping on their coats and scarves
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  Speaker 1: on the way out. When they reach the small garden,
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  Speaker 1: Lily pulls the bag of flower bulbs out of her pocket.
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  Speaker 1: Rose opens the top of a workbench where a few
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  Speaker 1: tools are stored and finds a couple of trowels. The
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  Speaker 1: two women kneel down on the ground, laughing together as
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  Speaker 1: they feel the dampness of the soil soaking into the
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  Speaker 1: knees of their trousers and begin to dig. They chat
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  Speaker 1: about all the seasons they've watched go by here at
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  Speaker 1: this bakery. There was the time Max from the hardware
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  Speaker 1: store accidentally ordered twelve dozen cupcakes instead of two dozen
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  Speaker 1: for his daughter's birthday party. They were practically begging people
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  Speaker 1: to take cupcakes with them for a couple of days.
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  Speaker 1: And the one summer when a storm came in and
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  Speaker 1: washed out a few roads, stranding visitors in town. Everyone
• 35:32
  Speaker 1: congregated at the bakery, making coffee and snacks, and collecting blankets,
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  Speaker 1: children's books, and more to keep their new guests comfortable
• 35:46
  Speaker 1: until the roads were repaired. We've had some good times here,
• 35:54
  Speaker 1: haven't we? Rose asks. Lily nods, patting down the soil
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  Speaker 1: around the last flower bulb. Standing up, she steps back
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  Speaker 1: to admire their work. Rose follows her. They stand together,
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  Speaker 1: incompatible silence, sharing a moment of reflection and gratitude for
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  Speaker 1: years well spent. And Lily watches the fairy lights twinkle
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  Speaker 1: like guiding stars in the foggy gloom. leading all who
• 36:49
  Speaker 1: need a home away from home, no matter the weather,
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  Speaker 1: to the Rainy Day Bakery. you you you.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for watching. Thank you. Thank you for watching.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for watching. Thank you for watching. Thank you.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you.