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When Water Came to Visit: Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky · Faithfully Explore!

• 0:00
  Laura: Knock, knock, knock.
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  Laura: Explorers, imagine that someone is at your door.
• 0:06
  Laura: You open it, and water trickles across your toes.
• 0:14
  Laura: A little fish swims through the doorway, then another fish, then a turtle, then a crab walks sideway across your floor, click, click, click, click.
• 0:25
  Laura: And behind them comes an entire river.
• 0:30
  Laura: What would you do?
• 0:32
  Laura: Today, we are traveling to West Africa for a traditional story about the day water came to visit sun and moon.
• 0:41
  Laura: And let me warn you, water brought a lot of guests.
• 0:46
  Laura: Hi, explorers.
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  Laura: I'm Laura, and this is Faithfully Explore, the show where we discover stories, cultures, beliefs, and big ideas from around the world.
• 0:57
  Faithfully Explore! Intro: Faithfully Explore!
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  Faithfully Explore! Intro: is the name.
• 1:01
  Faithfully Explore! Intro: Learning together is our aim.
• 1:05
  Faithfully Explore! Intro: Beliefs around the globe we'll track, filling up our Belief Backpack.
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  Laura: Today's story comes from Efik, people of southeastern Nigeria.
• 1:19
  Laura: Nigeria is a country in West Africa, and the Efik people have passed down stories, knowledge, and traditions for generations.
• 1:30
  Laura: This story is sometimes called Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky.
• 1:36
  Laura: It is a kind of story people tell to explore a big question about the world.
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  Laura: Why does the sun shine high above us?
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  Laura: Why does the moon glow in the night sky?
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  Laura: Long ago, storytellers created imaginative answers to questions like these.
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  Laura: Their stories were not science textbooks.
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  Laura: They were ways of wondering together, remembering ideas, and sharing something surprising around the fire.
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  Laura: So settle in, explorers, and listen carefully.
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  Laura: Every time Water asks, "May we come in?"
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  Laura: I want you to answer for Sun and Moon.
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  Laura: You will say, "Come in."
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  Laura: But pay attention.
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  Laura: You may decide the Sun and Moon need a different answer before they do.
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  Laura: Ready?
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  Laura: Let's begin.
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  Laura: Long, long ago, Sun, Moon, and Water all lived on the Earth.
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  Laura: Sun and Water were very good friends.
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  Laura: Sun often visited Water.
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  Laura: Whenever Sun arrived, Water welcomed him with the gentle swish and splash of moving waves.
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  Laura: They talked beside the river.
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  Laura: They laughed as little fish darted between the reeds.
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  Laura: They watched turtles lift their heads above the surface and then disappear with a tiny bloop.
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  Laura: But Water never visited Sun, not once.
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  Laura: Sun began to wonder why.
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  Laura: One day while the two friends were talking, Sun finally asked.
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  Sun: Water my friend?
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  Sun: I visit you all the time.
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  Sun: Why have you never come to my home?
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  Laura: Water rippled thoughtfully.
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  Water: I would like to visit you, son, but my family is very large.
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  Water: If I come to your home, all my people will need to come with me.
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  Laura: Sun looked across the water.
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  Laura: There were fish beneath the surface.
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  Laura: There were turtles near the shore.
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  Laura: There were creatures hiding in mud, creatures resting on rocks, and creatures swimming where Sun could not see them.
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  Laura: Water continued.
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  Water: Your home is much too small for all of us.
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  Water: If you truly want me to visit, you will need to build an enormous home.
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  Laura: Sun beamed.
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  Sun: I can do that.
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  Sun: I will build the biggest home you have ever seen.
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  Laura: Water gave one more warning.
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  Water: Think carefully, my friend.
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  Water: There are more of us than you realize
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  Laura: But Sun had already hurried home to share his plan with Moon.
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  Sun: Moon, Moon,
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  Laura: Sun called.
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  Sun: Water has agreed to visit us!
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  Sun: We only need to make our home much, much bigger.
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  Laura: Moon smiled brightly.
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  Laura: "Then we had better start building."
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  Laura: Sun and Moon worked all day.
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  Laura: They made the walls higher.
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  Laura: They stretched the roof wider.
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  Laura: They added room after room after room.
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  Laura: Let's help them build.
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  Laura: Pretend you have a hammer.
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  Laura: Tap above you.
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  Laura: Tap beside you.
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  Laura: Tap down low.
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  Laura: Tap, tap, tap.
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  Laura: Now stretch your hands as far apart as they can go.
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  Laura: Make that house enormous.
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  Laura: Sun stepped back and admired their work.
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  Sun: This must be big enough
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  Laura: He said.
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  Laura: The next morning, Sun invited Water and all Water's people to visit.
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  Laura: Soon, Sun and Moon heard something outside.
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  Laura: Water stopped at the entrance.
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  Water: We have arrived.
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  Water: May we come in?
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  Laura: What do Sun and Moon say, explorers?
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  Brooklyn and Maya: Come in!
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  Laura: A sparkling stream flowed through the doorway.
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  Laura: Fish swam inside, flicking their shiny tails.
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  Laura: A crab scuttled across the floor.
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  Laura: A turtle paddled slowly behind.
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  Laura: "Excuse me," said the turtle.
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  Laura: "Coming through.
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  Laura: Slowly.
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  Laura: Very slowly."
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  Laura: Soon the water covered Sun and Moon's feet.
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  Laura: Water called from the doorway,
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  Water: More of my people are waiting.
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  Water: May we come in?
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  Laura: What do Sun and Moon say?
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  Brooklyn and Maya: Come in!
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  Laura: More water rushed inside.
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  Laura: More fish followed.
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  Laura: Tiny fish, striped fish, wide fish, wiggly fish.
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  Laura: A puffer fish puffed himself into a round ball.
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  Laura: Don't mind me," it squeaked, "I always look like this when a party gets crowded."
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  Laura: The water rose to Sun and Moon's knees, then their waists.
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  Laura: Sun and Moon climbed onto two chairs.
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  Laura: Water asked again.
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  Water: More of my people are waiting.
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  Water: May we come in?
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  Laura: Now, what would you say?
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  Laura: Would you still say come in, or would you say, "Wait, we need a new plan"?
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  Brooklyn and Maya: We need a new plan!
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  Laura: Sun looked at Moon.
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  Laura: Moon looked at Sun.
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  Laura: They probably should have listened to you.
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  Laura: Instead, they called...
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  Laura: water poured into every room.
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  Laura: It swirled around the tables.
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  Laura: It splashed against the windows.
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  Laura: Sun and Moon climbed onto the tallest shelf.
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  Laura: The water rose higher and higher and higher.
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  Laura: The water has almost reached the roof.
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  Laura: Sun and Moon scrambled outside and climbed on top of their house.
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  Laura: Below them, water and all water's creatures filled the enormous home.
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  Laura: Water called one final time.
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  Water: Sun, Moon, all of my people are still waiting.
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  Water: May we come in?
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  Laura: Sun and Moon looked down at their crowded house.
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  Laura: They looked at the water rising around the roof.
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  Laura: They looked up.
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  Laura: Above them stretched the wide open sky.
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  Laura: There was only one place left to go...
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  Laura: up!
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  Laura: Sun rose into the sky, shining brightly as he climbed.
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  Laura: Moon followed, glowing with a soft silver light.
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  Laura: Water covered the house and flowed across the land below.
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  Laura: And according to this epic story, Sun and Moon have lived in the sky ever since.
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  Laura: What a visit!
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  Laura: Sun wanted to welcome his friend.
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  Laura: That was kind.
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  Laura: Moon worked hard to help prepare.
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  Laura: That was generous.
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  Laura: But Water had explained exactly what would happen.
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  Laura: "My family is enormous," Water warned.
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  Laura: And each time the water rose, Water stopped and asked whether it was safe to continue.
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  Laura: Sun and Moon kept saying yes, even when their home was clearly full.
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  Laura: Have you ever said yes to something before you understood how big it would be?
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  Laura: Maybe you agreed to clean your room and then remembered just how many toys were on the floor.
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  Laura: Maybe you promised to carry every grocery bag at once and ended up wobbling through the doorway trying to balance everything.
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  Laura: Sometimes our plans are not quite as large as our enthusiasm.
• 9:53
  Laura: That brings us to our Friendship Bridge.
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  Laura: Let's cross our Friendship Bridge.
• 10:01
  Laura: People around the world have created stories to explain the things they noticed in nature.
• 10:08
  Laura: Why do certain animals look the way they do?
• 10:11
  Laura: Where did thunder come from?
• 10:14
  Laura: Why are there stars in the sky?
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  Laura: These stories are different because they grew from different communities, landscapes, languages, and imaginations.
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  Laura: But they began with something we all share, wonder.
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  Laura: Someone looked at the sun and moon and asked, "Why are they up there?"
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  Laura: Then a storyteller answered, "Let me tell you what happened when Water came to visit."
• 10:40
  Laura: What's inside our Belief Backpack this week?
• 10:46
  Laura: Before we go, let's open our Belief Backpacks.
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  Laura: Remember, we are not packing a real object.
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  Laura: We are carrying an idea that can help us after the story ends.
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  Laura: Today's Belief Backpack takeaway is listen carefully before you say yes.
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  Laura: Sun heard Water's words, but he did not fully listen to the warning.
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  Laura: Listening means more than staying quiet while someone talks.
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  Laura: It means thinking about what their words are telling us.
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  Laura: When someone tells you that a plan may not work, pause and think.
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  Laura: When you realize that something is too much, it is okay to speak honestly and make a new plan.
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  Laura: Kindness is not always saying yes.
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  Laura: Sometimes kindness sounds like, "Wait, let's figure this out together."
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  Laura: Tonight, if you see the sun sinking toward the horizon or the moon glowing above you, remember the story of the biggest, splashiest visit ever.
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  Laura: Picture the fish swimming through the doorway.
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  Laura: Picture Sun and Moon perched on the roof.
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  Laura: And remember the question that begins so many wonderful stories.
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  Laura: Why?
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  Laura: Until next time, this has been Laura from Faithfully Explore.
• 12:13
  Laura: Stay curious, stay kind, and keep faithfully exploring that wonderful world around you.
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  Faithfully Explore! Outro: Faithfully Explore!
• 12:22
  Faithfully Explore! Outro: is about you.
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  Faithfully Explore! Outro: Let's grow kinder together it's true!