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The Cup on the Limestone: How a Quiet Mentor Turned the Dial

The Cup on the Limestone: How a Quiet Mentor Turned the Dial

A dry ceramic cup with a Boyd & Son logo sat on a limestone shelf in sub-freezing air, the liquid inside unfrozen - the first visible sign of a two-year, patient dismantling of a young man's sense of self. What looks like small kindnesses, coffee meetups and careful compliments, hid a methodical turning of perception that only stopped after one urgent phone call - how did a quiet mentor manage it?

In this episode, we follow the timeline from a December morning at the Ansler River back through two years of meetings, traces of…

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