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An Honorary Fairy _ A Sleepy Fairy Tale · Abide Meditation App

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Get Sleepy, the podcast where we listen, we relax,
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  Speaker 1: and we get sleepy. My name's Tom and I'm your host.
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  Speaker 1: Thanks for tuning in. Tonight we return to the magical
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  Speaker 1: forest for the second part of a woodland adventure. This
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  Speaker 1: is the sequel to the fairy forest. which we released
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  Speaker 1: on Monday. In case you missed it, here's what happened
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  Speaker 1: last time. A girl named Evie went for a walk
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  Speaker 1: in the woods. There, she discovered a secret kingdom inhabited
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  Speaker 1: by the fairies who work as the forest guardians. After
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  Speaker 1: her brief encounter with the fairies, Evie went back home
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  Speaker 1: with her head full of magical memories. and wishes for
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  Speaker 1: another opportunity to meet the fairies again. If you haven't
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  Speaker 1: already done so, make yourself as comfortable as can be,
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  Speaker 1: and let your eyes gently close, allowing yourself to begin
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  Speaker 1: the transition into rest. Feel how your pillow cradles your
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  Speaker 1: head and neck, truly taking the weight off your mind.
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  Speaker 1: Feel how the mattress supports your body, giving your muscles
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  Speaker 1: a chance to completely relax and restoring their energy for tomorrow.
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  Speaker 1: and feel the softness of your duvet, keeping you warm, safe,
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  Speaker 1: and comfortable. Take a moment to appreciate the peace and
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  Speaker 1: tranquility of your own restful haven. However busy life can get,
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  Speaker 1: and whatever demands and challenges come your way, you deserve
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  Speaker 1: to switch off and to rest when the day turns
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  Speaker 1: to night. The sanctuary of your bed will always be
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  Speaker 1: here to give you that opportunity. So welcome it with
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  Speaker 1: gratitude and appreciation. knowing that sleep will come when the
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  Speaker 1: time is right. Now that you're nice and relaxed, let's
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  Speaker 1: return to the second part of our story from the
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  Speaker 1: fairy forest. We join Evie as she wakes up after
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  Speaker 1: a good night's sleep that was filled with magical dreams.
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  Speaker 1: Evie could feel herself slowly waking up. Bright rays of
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  Speaker 1: morning sunlight were streaming in through her bedroom window. The
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  Speaker 1: dazzling light was like a brilliant golden alarm clock. Evie
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  Speaker 1: turned slightly in her bed and let out a muffled
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  Speaker 1: yawn into her pillow. Then she sat up, wiped the
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  Speaker 1: sleep out of her eyes, and smoothed down her hair.
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  Speaker 1: She could hear her family starting the day downstairs. Sounds
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  Speaker 1: drifted to her room. the quiet hum of the coffee machine,
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  Speaker 1: her mother's laugh, and her father's deep voice. As she
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  Speaker 1: became aware of these sounds, Evie realized that her mind
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  Speaker 1: was fuzzy. Part of her was still living in the
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  Speaker 1: dreamscape she had been in minutes before. Just as she
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  Speaker 1: always did when she first awoke, she tried to remember
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  Speaker 1: her dreams. She wanted to relive those moments and recall
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  Speaker 1: the incredible things she had seen. Evie closed her eyes
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  Speaker 1: and remembered the feel of soft wings stroking her cheeks.
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  Speaker 1: and small hands guiding her. Then she remembered a clock
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  Speaker 1: tower that only reached her waist, and a village so
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  Speaker 1: small it resembled a child's plaything. Evie shook her head,
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  Speaker 1: smiling at her own imagination. She was about to lift
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  Speaker 1: her covers and get out of bed when she turned
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  Speaker 1: and glanced at the floor. There was her woolly hat
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  Speaker 1: covered in remnants from the trees in the woods. Green moss,
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  Speaker 1: twigs and crumbled brown leaves lay embedded in the fabric. Slowly,
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  Speaker 1: she stretched towards it and reached out her hand. She
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  Speaker 1: grabbed her hat from the carpet and pulled it into
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  Speaker 1: her lap. At first, Evie simply stared at the hand-knitted,
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  Speaker 1: mustard-colored hat. Then, as she looked closely at the stitching,
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  Speaker 1: she found the evidence of her adventure yesterday. The fabric
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  Speaker 1: was soft under her fingers. She stroked it gently, picking
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  Speaker 1: out the bits of leaves and dried moss that had
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  Speaker 1: become tangled with the yarn. And there, embedded deep in
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  Speaker 1: the wool, were infinite specks of shining, sparkling fairy dust.
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  Speaker 1: In her dreams, this was the very same hat she
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  Speaker 1: had worn on her head. She remembered how she'd wanted
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  Speaker 1: to take it off. It had been so warm there
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  Speaker 1: in the tiny village. The sun had been shining so brightly,
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  Speaker 1: just like it was now in her room. Evie turned
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  Speaker 1: and stared at the glowing sunshine, which continued to stream
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  Speaker 1: in through the slit in her curtains. Then she got
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  Speaker 1: out of bed and pulled the curtains open. Through the
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  Speaker 1: windows she could see her front garden and the little
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  Speaker 1: street next to it. There was her neighbor wearing an
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  Speaker 1: autumn jacket and scarf. The woman was being pulled out
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  Speaker 1: of her front door by her large, fluffy German shepherd.
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  Speaker 1: And just beyond the houses, a short walk away, There
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  Speaker 1: were the woods. This was the place Evie retreated to
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  Speaker 1: when she felt nature was calling to her. They were
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  Speaker 1: the same woods she had walked through in her dream.
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  Speaker 1: And they were the woods that had led her to
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  Speaker 1: somewhere entirely different, guiding her along a cobbled path. As
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  Speaker 1: she gazed out of the window, Evie noticed that there
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  Speaker 1: was a slight breeze in the air. She watched as
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  Speaker 1: it led the fallen leaves into a dance floating along
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  Speaker 1: the road. It wasn't much of a wind at all,
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  Speaker 1: but rather a light caress of the earth. Then she
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  Speaker 1: looked towards the woods again and caught sight of movement
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  Speaker 1: in the trees. But it wasn't just a gentle breeze.
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  Speaker 1: It looked as though a strong gust of wind was
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  Speaker 1: blowing through the trees, until the leaves rippled like waves.
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  Speaker 1: She could have sworn the trees themselves had somehow moved.
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  Speaker 1: But then she blinked, and it was as though nothing
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  Speaker 1: had ever happened. The woods were calm once more. Yet,
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  Speaker 1: Evie was suddenly filled with excitement. She knew what she'd
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  Speaker 1: just seen. There was something magical about the woods, after all. Now,
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  Speaker 1: she was sure her memories of the fairy village weren't
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  Speaker 1: just a dream. It had all happened. It was all real.
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  Speaker 1: She quickly got dressed and prepared to go outside and
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  Speaker 1: return to the woods. As Evie headed downstairs and into
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  Speaker 1: the kitchen, she realized that her father had just left.
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  Speaker 1: She could hear his car pulling out of the driveway.
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  Speaker 1: He'd probably gone to get food for their Sunday dinner.
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  Speaker 1: The smell of coffee filled the air. Evie breathed in deeply,
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  Speaker 1: inhaling the scent. She'd only had a sip of coffee
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  Speaker 1: once in her life, and she wasn't keen on its
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  Speaker 1: strong taste. But she still loved the smell of it
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  Speaker 1: in the mornings. Today, She could detect a hint of
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  Speaker 1: cocoa in the fragrance. A special autumn treat. As Evie
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  Speaker 1: stood in the kitchen, she wondered what adventures the day
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  Speaker 1: would bring. All the memories were coming back to her now.
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  Speaker 1: She remembered her walk through the woods. and the feel
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  Speaker 1: of the tree branch wrapped tightly around her waist as
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  Speaker 1: it stopped her from falling. She recalled the faces of
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  Speaker 1: the fairies with their glittering smiles and delicate, iridescent wings.
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  Speaker 1: Her heart was filled with hope and excitement. She was
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  Speaker 1: sure today would be a busy day. So, after saying
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  Speaker 1: good morning to her mother, Evie got ready, filling her
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  Speaker 1: backpack with supplies. She flitted around her kitchen, collecting granola bars, fruit,
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  Speaker 1: and a bottle of water for the journey. Evie knew
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  Speaker 1: it might be hard to find the fairy's little nook
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  Speaker 1: hidden away in the heart of the woods. But she
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  Speaker 1: would search all day if she had to. Once she
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  Speaker 1: filled her backpack, she was out of the door and
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  Speaker 1: walking briskly along the pavement. She could feel the gentle
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  Speaker 1: breeze she'd noticed from her window. It felt as though
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  Speaker 1: it had been patiently waiting to greet her all morning.
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  Speaker 1: The breeze gently nudged her along. She could feel it
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  Speaker 1: brushing her cheeks and tugging on the strands of hair
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  Speaker 1: that fell free beneath her hat. Evie nodded, answering the
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  Speaker 1: question she imagined the breeze was asking. Yes, she thought,
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  Speaker 1: I'm going to see the fairies today. As she walked
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  Speaker 1: towards the woods, the only sounds were her footsteps and
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  Speaker 1: the soft crunch as she took a bite of her apple.
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  Speaker 1: Sunday morning brought quiet and peace. Everybody seemed to be
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  Speaker 1: at home. On her way, Evie peered into the windows
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  Speaker 1: of a few houses. She caught glimpses of picture-perfect Sundays.
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  Speaker 1: Through kitchen windows, she saw families eating breakfast together. chatting
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  Speaker 1: and laughing as they sipped orange juice or coffee. In
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  Speaker 1: another window, she spotted a cozy scene. A couple was
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  Speaker 1: watching early morning TV together, blankets draped around their shoulders.
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  Speaker 1: Evie smiled at the view before her. Sunday seemed to
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  Speaker 1: give everyone a sense of calm. Up above, the world
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  Speaker 1: was just as peaceful. The light blue sky was cloudless,
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  Speaker 1: save for a few that floated slowly above her. And
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  Speaker 1: the sun was a dazzling beacon, it seemed to use
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  Speaker 1: its rays to beckon Evie towards the woods, pointing her
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  Speaker 1: in the direction of the fairies. The fairies, Evie whispered
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  Speaker 1: to herself between bites of her apple. They were real,
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  Speaker 1: and she was going to see them again. Moments later,
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  Speaker 1: she approached the woods. As she entered the fortress of trees,
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  Speaker 1: she inhaled one of her favorite smells. It had drizzled
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  Speaker 1: slightly this morning, and now the smell of the earth
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  Speaker 1: seemed to be ten times stronger. The rain was nature's
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  Speaker 1: super power, Just a drop of it brought the greenery alive.
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  Speaker 1: Not only did the woods smell stronger, but everything looked
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  Speaker 1: more vibrant as well. Raindrops glistened on the autumn leaves,
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  Speaker 1: and the bark of the trees seemed darker, richer, and
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  Speaker 1: somehow stronger. Yesterday, she had relished the atmosphere of the woods.
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  Speaker 1: But today, Evie felt as though she had almost become
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  Speaker 1: part of the woods. Part of the spongy moss that
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  Speaker 1: covered the trees, or the crimson leaves that fluttered gracefully
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  Speaker 1: to the ground. She felt tied to the damp earth,
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  Speaker 1: that filled her senses as she moved deeper into the woods.
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  Speaker 1: Now she was walking on the same dirt path she
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  Speaker 1: had followed a hundred times before, squelching through the mud.
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  Speaker 1: She could feel her boots sinking into the earth with
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  Speaker 1: each step. Thankfully, she had remembered to wear her wellies today.
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  Speaker 1: She wasn't sure she could retrace her steps and return
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  Speaker 1: to the world she had found yesterday. A small part
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  Speaker 1: of her expected that world to no longer exist. Perhaps
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  Speaker 1: the woods had done her a favor, showing her a
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  Speaker 1: glimpse of magic. But now it was over. maybe that
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  Speaker 1: was all she'd ever be allowed to see still Evie
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  Speaker 1: let hope and love guide her just as they had
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  Speaker 1: yesterday her heart felt as bright and as splendid as
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  Speaker 1: the sun as she walked the minutes felt like hours
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  Speaker 1: But she remained hopeful. Evie looked up at the bright
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  Speaker 1: colors of the trees, just as she had done the
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  Speaker 1: day before. She didn't look down once, not until she
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  Speaker 1: felt the change beneath her feet. Then she shifted her
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  Speaker 1: gaze from the canopy of leaves above her head to
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  Speaker 1: the ground. She was no longer on the dirt path,
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  Speaker 1: but rather a familiar cobblestone path. And right ahead in
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  Speaker 1: the woodland clearing was a crowd of beautiful fairies, Evie's
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  Speaker 1: face lit up. She had found them again. At the
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  Speaker 1: head of the group was the fairy Evie had spoken
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  Speaker 1: to yesterday. This was the one that Evie had dreamed about.
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  Speaker 1: Today the fairy's hair was tied back in a long braid.
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  Speaker 1: that snaked down her body. But her yellow dress remained
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  Speaker 1: the same. The dress looked as though it had been
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  Speaker 1: made out of a sunbeam. Evie couldn't help but gaze
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  Speaker 1: admiringly at it. Even though it was surrounded by the
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  Speaker 1: beautiful colors of the trees and the fairies, the yellow
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  Speaker 1: dress stood out. It shone bright and beautiful. And as
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  Speaker 1: the fairy flitted towards her, Evie noticed that the edges
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  Speaker 1: of her transparent wings were coloured in a shimmering gold
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  Speaker 1: that sparkled as she flew. Evie went to greet her
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  Speaker 1: but paused when she realized that she didn't know what
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  Speaker 1: to call the fairy. They hadn't even exchanged names yet.
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  Speaker 1: Then the golden fairy spoke to Evie. The trees allowed
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  Speaker 1: you to enter once more, she said. As the fairy
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  Speaker 1: came closer, Evie noticed that she seemed to bring the
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  Speaker 1: smell of summer with her. When the fairy fluttered her wings,
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  Speaker 1: Evie could smell the heat of July and warm sunsets
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  Speaker 1: in the air. As though reading her thoughts, the fairy smiled,
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  Speaker 1: looking at her with brilliant piercing blue eyes. Introductions are
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  Speaker 1: in order then, said the fairy. I am Marigold, queen
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  Speaker 1: of the guardian fairies. She stared at Evie expectantly. Her
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  Speaker 1: eyebrows arched as she waited. Finally, Evie caught on. Oh,
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  Speaker 1: my name is Evie, she said. I am a human.
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  Speaker 1: Marigold cocked her head to one side and looked at
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  Speaker 1: Evie curiously. The fairies behind her did the same, waiting
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  Speaker 1: in anticipation. Humans and fairies had been kept separate for years.
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  Speaker 1: The fairies did their job, maintaining the natural world as
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  Speaker 1: best they could. Meanwhile, the humans went about their busy lives,
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  Speaker 1: none the wiser. Marigold remembered the few times humans had
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  Speaker 1: found out about them. These encounters had happened long ago,
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  Speaker 1: but she recalled that the humans had brought love, laughter,
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  Speaker 1: and happiness to their secluded world. Today, Marigold wasn't sure
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  Speaker 1: how Evie's visit would end, but as she peered into
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  Speaker 1: her face, she could tell that this human was good.
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  Speaker 1: Evie was shining, her eyes glittering with kindness. Marigold decided
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  Speaker 1: that Evie was safe. With her mind made up, the
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  Speaker 1: Queen of the Fairies nodded and smiled, then clapped her
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  Speaker 1: hands together. We have lots to do today, she said
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  Speaker 1: to Evie. You're welcome to help, if you would like.
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  Speaker 1: Then Marigold turned to the gaggle of open-mouthed fairies behind
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  Speaker 1: her and shooed them away back to work. All the
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  Speaker 1: fairies spun around and picked up leaves, twigs, baskets, and more.
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  Speaker 1: Then they continued with their work. Evie stood in the clearing,
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  Speaker 1: watching as the fairies flew from side to side. She
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  Speaker 1: wasn't entirely sure what to do with herself. In fact,
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  Speaker 1: she wasn't even sure what the fairies were doing but
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  Speaker 1: she was mesmerized nonetheless. She stood there for a while,
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  Speaker 1: staring at them as they worked, until one of them
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  Speaker 1: fluttered towards her. This fairy had wide eyes, as blue
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  Speaker 1: and as deep as the ocean, and their wings were
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  Speaker 1: tinted a faint shade of teal. They glimmered in the sunlight.
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  Speaker 1: Would you like to help me collect twigs for a home?
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  Speaker 1: asked the fairy, their voice timid and soft. Evie nodded
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  Speaker 1: her head and followed the fairy, to the other side
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  Speaker 1: of the clearing. Neither spoke as they went about collecting
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  Speaker 1: twigs and pretty leaves. Instead, Evie listened to the fluttering
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  Speaker 1: of wings behind her, the rustle of the leaves, and
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  Speaker 1: the quiet pitter-patter of feet on the stones. She decided
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  Speaker 1: she would try to make sense of everything later. For now,
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  Speaker 1: she wanted to focus on her task and be as
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  Speaker 1: helpful as possible. So she did as the fairy asked.
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  Speaker 1: Once her hands were filled with all the twigs she
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  Speaker 1: could find, she turned to the fairy. They led her
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  Speaker 1: past the tall clock tower and the other fairies. going
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  Speaker 1: deeper into the little plot of land. Evie looked around
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  Speaker 1: in wonder at this magical world she had stumbled into
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  Speaker 1: once again. To her It looked like a natural, happy town.
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  Speaker 1: It was the kind of place Evie would love to
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  Speaker 1: live in one day when she grew up. Two squirrels
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  Speaker 1: bustled past her, pushing a wooden trolley filled with tired fairies.
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  Speaker 1: These fairies were carrying things that were too heavy to
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  Speaker 1: fly with, so the squirrels were giving them a lift home.
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  Speaker 1: As Evie walked on, she admired the fairies' handmade homes,
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  Speaker 1: which were beautifully created. There were also little open-air cafes,
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  Speaker 1: with chefs cooking over fires. On the tiny tables were
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  Speaker 1: delicate glass containers with fresh water. There was even a
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  Speaker 1: little shop made from clay with a sign in front
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  Speaker 1: advertising tea and coffee. Evie was astonished. How did fairies
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  Speaker 1: get their hands on coffee? At last, Evie reached the
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  Speaker 1: spot where the fairies were storing materials. As she laid
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  Speaker 1: her twigs down next to a house made of pebbles
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  Speaker 1: and clay, she reflected on what she had just seen.
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  Speaker 1: Evie decided that while humans didn't know about fairies, the
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  Speaker 1: fairies most certainly knew about humans. And they knew how
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  Speaker 1: to get into their world too. The fairy with teal
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  Speaker 1: wings looked up at Evie as though they knew what
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  Speaker 1: she was thinking and gave her a cheeky grin. Then
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  Speaker 1: the fairy tugged on a bit of glittering white string
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  Speaker 1: that Evie hadn't noticed before, and began to wrap it
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  Speaker 1: around the twigs. As the fairy worked, the glitter on
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  Speaker 1: the string grew brighter and brighter. It looked as though
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  Speaker 1: tiny sunbeams were being woven into the string itself. Evie
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  Speaker 1: watched in amazement as the string began to meld the
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  Speaker 1: twigs together. Soon she couldn't see the string at all.
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  Speaker 1: From where she stood, it looked like the twigs were
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  Speaker 1: being held together by nothing at all. It was like magic.
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  Speaker 1: For the next few hours, Evie continued to help the
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  Speaker 1: teal fairy. She collected things from the woods, such as acorns, leaves, conkers,
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  Speaker 1: more twigs, and even tiny stones. She then sat and
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  Speaker 1: watched the fairy shape these materials into different things. The
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  Speaker 1: fairy broke the stones apart and turned them into a
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  Speaker 1: table and chairs, and then created curtains out of leaves.
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  Speaker 1: They even scooped out the insides of conkers to make bowls.
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  Speaker 1: By the time the clock struck four, the house had
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  Speaker 1: been completed. and Evie's work was done. She'd had a
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  Speaker 1: wonderful afternoon, but she was ready to go home now.
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  Speaker 1: Marigold seemed to know this. She fluttered over to wish
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  Speaker 1: Evie goodbye. Any reservations Marigold might have had about Evie
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  Speaker 1: had long disappeared. She had seen how Evie had kindly
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  Speaker 1: helped the fairies all afternoon. Marigold led Evie back to
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  Speaker 1: the cobblestone path. Just as they were saying goodbye, she
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  Speaker 1: touched Evie's cheek and asked her to open her hand.
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  Speaker 1: A fairy with purple wings fluttered over and dropped something
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  Speaker 1: into Evie's open palm. But Evie didn't look just yet.
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  Speaker 1: She closed her hands around the gift. And then, after
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  Speaker 1: a final glance at the magical world of the fairies,
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  Speaker 1: she turned and walked away, back through the woods. Evie
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  Speaker 1: waited until she'd walked all the way home. Then, just
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  Speaker 1: as she was about to open her front door, she
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  Speaker 1: decided that she was too curious to wait any longer.
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  Speaker 1: At last, she opened her hand and looked at the
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  Speaker 1: gift the fairies had given her. It was just a
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  Speaker 1: simple twig, but inscribed in glittering gold were the words
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  Speaker 1: Honorary Guardian Fairy. Evie clutched the twig tightly and smiled.
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  Speaker 1: She kept it in her hand all day, only putting
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  Speaker 1: it down when the evening came and it was time
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  Speaker 1: for her to get ready for bed. But after she
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  Speaker 1: had showered and changed into her pyjamas, She picked up
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  Speaker 1: the twig once more and put it under her pillow.
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  Speaker 1: And as she stared up at the moon, her eyes
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  Speaker 1: growing heavy with tiredness, she made a wish. She wished
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  Speaker 1: to return to the forest and the place filled with fairies.
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  Speaker 1: Then she got settled in bed and closed her eyes.
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  Speaker 1: She was so tired that she soon fell fast asleep.
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  Speaker 1: That night Evie dreamed of glitter and of stones being
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  Speaker 1: turned into tiny furniture. As she slept, the twig under
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  Speaker 1: her pillow glowed. And somehow, even in her sleep, Evie
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  Speaker 1: knew that she would see the fairies once again.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you for watching. Thank you. Thank you. I'm going
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  Speaker 3: to take a deep breath. I'm going to take a
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  Speaker 3: deep breath. Thank you.
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  Speaker 2: I'm going to take a deep breath in and out.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for watching.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you.