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💤 FALL ASLEEP NOW with The Coziest Sleepy Story_ New Year_s at the Windmill · Abide Meditation App

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  Speaker 1: Hey, friends, welcome to Get Sleepy. Where we listen, we relax,
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  Speaker 1: and we get sleepy. My name's Thomas and I'm your host.
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  Speaker 1: In tonight's story, we'll return to the charming historic windmill
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  Speaker 1: in the seaside town of Scarborough in England. Here we'll
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  Speaker 1: spend New Year's Day with Kate and her cat Whiskers.
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  Speaker 1: As Kate relaxes in her cozy apartment, she reflects on
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  Speaker 1: the excitement and potential of a bright new year ahead.
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  Speaker 1: If you haven't heard the other two stories from this
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  Speaker 1: series yet, don't worry. You'll still be able to enjoy
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  Speaker 1: Tonight's on its own. And then tomorrow night, we'll be
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  Speaker 1: releasing all three parts stitch together into a long length
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  Speaker 1: episode right here on the premium feed, so you can
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  Speaker 1: catch up with the rest of Kate's tales all in
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  Speaker 1: one place tomorrow. For now, find a position that feels
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  Speaker 1: comfortable to you. Bring awareness to your breath and notice
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  Speaker 1: its natural rhythm. With an attitude of curiosity, notice the
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  Speaker 1: gentle sounds that your breath produces. See if you can
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  Speaker 1: locate the place where these sounds first begin. Focus your
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  Speaker 1: attention here as you breathe in and back out. Now
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  Speaker 1: bring your shoulders up towards your ears and squeeze for
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  Speaker 1: just a moment. Then release. Notice what it feels like
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  Speaker 1: as your shoulders begin to loosen and relax. Next, try
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  Speaker 1: something similar with your hands. Squeeze your fists and then
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  Speaker 1: let go again. Become aware of the sensations in your hands,
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  Speaker 1: maintaining that same attitude of curiosity, and finally cow your
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  Speaker 1: toes as tight as you can and then release. Notice
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  Speaker 1: how it feels to just let go. There's nothing you
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  Speaker 1: need to do now, you can just lie back and listen.
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  Speaker 1: As we head to Scarborough, England, on the North Sea coast.
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  Speaker 1: This is where we find Kate and how beloved Cat.
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  Speaker 1: Kate and Whiskers live in the upstairs apartment of an
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  Speaker 1: eighteenth century windmill. It seems as if Kate has lived
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  Speaker 1: here for years. She feels like a Scarborough local, but
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  Speaker 1: in fact the windmill has only been her home for
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  Speaker 1: a few months. Kate put rather a lot of work
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  Speaker 1: into cleaning its rustic yet modern interior. Similarly, she spent
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  Speaker 1: a a good deal of time positioning her trinkets and treasures.
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  Speaker 1: As she arranged her belongings in the windmill, she merged
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  Speaker 1: aspects of her own personality with that of the building.
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  Speaker 1: She's very pleased with the results, as the windmill now
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  Speaker 1: feels comfortable and cozy. Her pet cat, Whiskers, has also
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  Speaker 1: made himself at home. The velvety crimson bathmat is one
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  Speaker 1: of his favorite sleeping spots, and he's found countless new
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  Speaker 1: places to nap. When he's not sprawlt out on the
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  Speaker 1: bathroom floor is just across the hall. In Kate's bedroom.
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  Speaker 1: On bright sunny days, he stretches out across the window
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  Speaker 1: sill some bathing until his fur is warm to the touch.
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  Speaker 1: Then he leaps on to Kate's large bed with its
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  Speaker 1: new cover of thick festive tartan, and curls up into
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  Speaker 1: a ball, often just as she's about to go to bed.
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  Speaker 1: Kate discovers that he has seemingly claimed it for his own.
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  Speaker 1: Sometimes she jokes that the sign beside the front door
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  Speaker 1: should read Whiskers Windmill rather than Kate's. Indeed, there are
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  Speaker 1: few places in the apartment where he hasn't made himself
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  Speaker 1: at home. Downstairs, Whiskers is a frequent visitor to the kitchen.
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  Speaker 1: His new food bowl is duck egg blue in color
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  Speaker 1: with a pattern of white paw prints all around it,
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  Speaker 1: but Whiskers cares only for its contents. Regal and upright.
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  Speaker 1: He sits in front of his bowl. His bright amber
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  Speaker 1: green eyes stare wide and intense. Once is caught Kate's eye,
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  Speaker 1: he lets out a meal as if he's never been
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  Speaker 1: fed before. This cry echoes throughout the apartment until his
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  Speaker 1: dish is filled. Whiskers quietly crunches the biscuits, emptying the bowl,
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  Speaker 1: and then lies down for his postmeal nap. Usually he
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  Speaker 1: takes this nap on the leather sofa. The couch is
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  Speaker 1: a perfect fit against the curved brick walls of the
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  Speaker 1: cozy living room. Whiskers loves to lounge across both seats,
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  Speaker 1: resting a paw over his eyes while his tail touches
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  Speaker 1: the fabric of a soft ruby colored cushion. Sometimes he
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  Speaker 1: sits beside the front door, especially if there are objects
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  Speaker 1: like shoes or a bag left Outrangely, he enjoys nothing
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  Speaker 1: more than to spread himself out beside such things. He
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  Speaker 1: rests one poor firmly on the item to show that
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  Speaker 1: it's his. In December, however, Whiskers found himself a new
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  Speaker 1: favorite spot to nap him in the living room. Opposite
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  Speaker 1: the sofa is the Christmas tree. This tree is average
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  Speaker 1: in size, but the bright silver star at its tip
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  Speaker 1: misses the low beamed ceiling by only an inch. Kate's
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  Speaker 1: Christmas tree is magnificently festive. All around its emerald leaves
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  Speaker 1: are soft white lights, tinsel in shades of red and silver,
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  Speaker 1: and baubles of every shape and size. Whiskers is particularly
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  Speaker 1: keen on the latter. When he's not sitting or sleeping,
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  Speaker 1: at the base of the tree, is smacking the baubles
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  Speaker 1: like a boxer with a speedball. Every morning, while Kate
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  Speaker 1: is waiting for her first cup of coffee to brew,
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  Speaker 1: she picks up various bables from around the room and
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  Speaker 1: returns them to their branches. And that's exactly what she's
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  Speaker 1: doing this morning. On New Year's Day, Kate, who's wearing
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  Speaker 1: her Navy's silk pajamas, is looking for scattered decorations in
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  Speaker 1: the living room. Naturally, Whiskers has taken root beside the
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  Speaker 1: food bowl. Having failed to grab Kate's attention thus far,
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  Speaker 1: he begins to meow in his most insistent voice. Luckily
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  Speaker 1: for him, there is only one babble out of place today,
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  Speaker 1: though it's been flung right underneath the tree. Kate has
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  Speaker 1: no choice but to crawl on the carpet to retrieve
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  Speaker 1: the ornament. It's one of her favorites, a handmade robin
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  Speaker 1: decoration which her sister gave her many years ago. The
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  Speaker 1: robin looks rather flimsy, with pipe cleaners for feet, feathers
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  Speaker 1: glued onto its side, and a patch of felt stuck
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  Speaker 1: on as its red breast. It's a wonder that it
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  Speaker 1: survived the years, let alone an attack from Whiskers. Though
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  Speaker 1: Kate is certainly glad it has, this decoration never fails
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  Speaker 1: to make her smile each year when she takes it
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  Speaker 1: out of the box and places it on the tree.
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  Speaker 1: Once the ornament is back in place, Kate feeds Whiskers
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  Speaker 1: before sitting down on the couch. As she relaxes here,
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  Speaker 1: she listens to the sounds of the world around her
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  Speaker 1: in between SIPs of the delicious, full bodied coffee. The
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  Speaker 1: wind outside is strong today. It blows against the high
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  Speaker 1: brick walls of the old windmill, causing the giant white
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  Speaker 1: sails to clatter. When Kate first moved in, these noises
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  Speaker 1: were a little unsettling, but in no time at all,
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  Speaker 1: she grew used to them. Nowadays she is rather fond
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  Speaker 1: of these sounds. She's grateful for the added liveliness and
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  Speaker 1: the reminder that she lives high up in this wonderful place. Whiskers, too,
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  Speaker 1: seems at ease with the weather. Sitting under the Christmas
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  Speaker 1: tree with a nonchalant expression, Kate's coffee is just as
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  Speaker 1: strong and powerful as the wind. With each sip, she
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  Speaker 1: feels a warmth and energy flowing right through her body.
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  Speaker 1: She definitely needs it this morning. Having celebrated the New
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  Speaker 1: Year with friends late into the night. Today, she feels
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  Speaker 1: ready to recover not only from the night before, but
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  Speaker 1: also from the last month of Christmas fe festivities and indulgence.
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  Speaker 1: It's been a wonderful Christmas for Kate, particularly as it's
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  Speaker 1: her first at the windmill. But now on January first,
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  Speaker 1: she's eager for a change in direction, as much as
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  Speaker 1: it saddens her to take down the tree and to
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  Speaker 1: say goodbye to the Christmas season. There's something about New
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  Speaker 1: Year's Day that Kate finds thrilling. It's all the promise
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  Speaker 1: and potential of what might lie ahead, a fresh calendar
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  Speaker 1: to plan life. This is especially true this year, which
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  Speaker 1: begins in her dream apartment, just minutes from the beach.
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  Speaker 1: With her coffee cup empty, Kate is starting to perk up,
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  Speaker 1: Feeling more awake. She stands and stretches her arms up
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  Speaker 1: and down and side to side. Then she places her
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  Speaker 1: cup in the kitchen sink and heads upstairs to the bathroom.
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  Speaker 1: Here she sets the bath running. She then climbs in,
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  Speaker 1: humming cheerfully. The water is delightfully warm and carries the
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  Speaker 1: aroma of a soft, minty barth oil. It wraps around
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  Speaker 1: her like a thick, cozy blanket, sending waves of warmth
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  Speaker 1: and comfort throughout her entire body. Kate plunges under the water,
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  Speaker 1: pausing for just a moment to note the sensation of
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  Speaker 1: her hair floating behind her. Then she emerges with a splash. Next,
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  Speaker 1: she washes her hair using a thick, creamy shampoo that
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  Speaker 1: smells like a spar She massages it carefully into her
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  Speaker 1: scalp before washing it off. Then she repeats the process
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  Speaker 1: with a special conditioning treatment, a one off purchase that
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  Speaker 1: claims to rejuvenate tired locks. Again, she massages it into
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  Speaker 1: her hair from roots to tips, before leaning back against
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  Speaker 1: the side of the tub. Kate lies here for a while,
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  Speaker 1: basking in the cleansing warmth of the bath while mentally
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  Speaker 1: running over her plans for the day, as she does
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  Speaker 1: every year on New Year's Day. She wants to take
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  Speaker 1: down the tree and put away the Christmas decorations. She
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  Speaker 1: also wants to make time for a little tidy up
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  Speaker 1: so that the apartment feels fresh. And then there are
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  Speaker 1: the resolutions. Of course, as silly as they are sometimes,
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  Speaker 1: they've been part of Cape's New Year's traditions ever since
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  Speaker 1: she could write. She also has a new ritual planned
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  Speaker 1: for this cold and windy morning, visiting the beach and
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  Speaker 1: sitting beside the sea. After all, she's living in this
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  Speaker 1: incredible place now, it's only natural to want to create
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  Speaker 1: some fresh new traditions. And what better way to bring
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  Speaker 1: in the new year than beside the vast, mesmerizing beauty
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  Speaker 1: of the North Sea. After rinsing the conditioner from her hair,
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  Speaker 1: Kate dries off with a lovely fluffy towel. Her skin
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  Speaker 1: is still tingling with the warmth of the bathwater. Then
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  Speaker 1: she moisturizes her skin from a face to feet using
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  Speaker 1: a beautifully soft cream that feels like silk to the touch,
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  Speaker 1: with a smile on her face. Kate wraps her beautiful
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  Speaker 1: red bathrobe around her body and stares into the bathroom mirror.
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  Speaker 1: She expects to see a face that's tired and worn,
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  Speaker 1: but instead she's met with a reflection of contentment and
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  Speaker 1: even joy. Her cheeks are rosy, her smile broad, and
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  Speaker 1: her eyes are alive with the promise of a fresh day.
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  Speaker 1: And thanks to the conditioning treatment, her long hair both
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  Speaker 1: smells and feels amazing. She runs a comb through it
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  Speaker 1: and then uses the hair dryer, watching as the different
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  Speaker 1: shades of color are brought to life in the mirror.
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  Speaker 1: What a transformation, she thinks. She felt so drained and
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  Speaker 1: weary when she first woke up, but now looking in
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  Speaker 1: the mirror, she sees a joyful, high spirited person. With
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  Speaker 1: her hair now dry, she heads towards the bedroom and
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  Speaker 1: quickly changes into her warmest and comfiest winter clothes. Then downstairs,
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  Speaker 1: she steps into her favorite walking boots and puts on
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  Speaker 1: her padded winter coat. It's a rich shade of burgundy
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  Speaker 1: that reaches down to the knees and zips up near
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  Speaker 1: her chin. Kate then grabs the backpack, which she keeps
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  Speaker 1: right beside the door and puts on her cream colored gloves.
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  Speaker 1: They're made from a thick weave of wool surrounded with
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  Speaker 1: a fur trim. The final touch is a matching hat
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  Speaker 1: poured down to secure her long hair in place. And
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  Speaker 1: at last, she's ready to go out. Feeling as toasty
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  Speaker 1: as can be, Kate murmurs a goodbye to Whiskers, he
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  Speaker 1: is happily sprawled out on the carpet beneath the Christmas tree.
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  Speaker 1: Then she exits through the door onto the charming wooden
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  Speaker 1: balcony that encircles the windmill's tower. At the midway point,
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  Speaker 1: she's immediately walloped with a gust of cold wind, so
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  Speaker 1: strong that it nearly sends her backwards into the apartment.
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  Speaker 1: Kate laughs at this, imagining herself as a brave and
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  Speaker 1: intrepid explorer, and at the same time she is thankful
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  Speaker 1: for the comfort and protection of her thick, cozy clothing.
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  Speaker 1: After locking the mint green door, Kate crosses the balcony
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  Speaker 1: and heads down the wooden staircase. The wind is gentler
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  Speaker 1: and quieter down here on the ground, allowing for the
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  Speaker 1: sound of the sea to reach Kate's ears. She follows
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  Speaker 1: the sound, walking through through the streets of ordinary terraced houses,
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  Speaker 1: passing family homes and bed and breakfasts. Occasionally she sees
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  Speaker 1: a familiar face. Kate and her neighbors wave at each
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  Speaker 1: other across the street, or stop to exchange wishes for
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  Speaker 1: a happy New Year. After only five minutes of walking,
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  Speaker 1: the sea becomes visible on the horizon. Kate continues towards it,
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  Speaker 1: taking in the salty freshness of the sea air. Soon
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  Speaker 1: she reaches the promenade and purchases a cup of warm
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  Speaker 1: cocoa at a stall. She carries it in her gloved
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  Speaker 1: hand as she walks down on to the beach and
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  Speaker 1: across the sand. Then she sits down in a vacant
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  Speaker 1: deck chair of blue and white stripes, placing the hot
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  Speaker 1: drink beside her on the sand. Leaning back, she looks around.
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  Speaker 1: Kate is one of the only people on the beach today,
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  Speaker 1: aside from the odd dog walker. It's not surprising considering
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  Speaker 1: the cold and gusty weather. Still, it's a truly stunning day.
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  Speaker 1: The sun is high in a clear sapphire sky, illuminating
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  Speaker 1: the land in its gorgeous bright glow. Behind Kate are
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  Speaker 1: the buildings of Scarborough's seafront, there's a mishmash of arcades,
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  Speaker 1: souvenir shops, cafes, and fish and chip restaurants. The beach
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  Speaker 1: continues for miles against the backdrop of large hotels that
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  Speaker 1: have stood here for years. In the distance, the ground
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  Speaker 1: rises to form a huge, towering cliff face. Up above,
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  Speaker 1: the ruins of Scarborough Castle are visible on a carpet
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  Speaker 1: of vibrant green grass. And yet, as wonderful as these
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  Speaker 1: surroundings are in Kate's eyes, none can match the view
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  Speaker 1: straight ahead. The North Sea is as wild and beautiful
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  Speaker 1: as Kate has ever seen it, whipped up into a
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  Speaker 1: series of magnificent waves. Kate is transfixed by the sights
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  Speaker 1: and sounds of waves crashing against the shore. She pulls
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  Speaker 1: a sketchpad out of her backpack. Then she removes the
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  Speaker 1: glove from her right hand, braving the cold, in order
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  Speaker 1: to sketch the outline of the sea. Works quickly, her
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  Speaker 1: fingers stiffened as she grips the pencil tightly, detaining the
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  Speaker 1: curls of the waves and the sunlight glimmering across the surface.
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  Speaker 1: Every minute or so, she pauses to drink the cocoa
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  Speaker 1: beside her. She delights in the heat of the paper
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  Speaker 1: cup against her gloveless hand, almost as much as she
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  Speaker 1: enjoys the luxurious chocolatey taste. Kate soon completes her drawing.
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  Speaker 1: After returning the sketchpad to her backpack, she takes out
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  Speaker 1: her camera. Then she snaps a few photographs us different
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  Speaker 1: angles to capture the shapes and shades. Gazing at those wild,
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  Speaker 1: foaming waves, she notices that no two are ever quite
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  Speaker 1: the same. In the moment, it's rare to appreciate how
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  Speaker 1: special an experience is, but Kate is very aware right
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  Speaker 1: now of how lucky she is to be here, especially
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  Speaker 1: on the first day of a new year. Better still,
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  Speaker 1: she is able to capture it through the lens of
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  Speaker 1: her camera and on the pages of her sketchpad. Kate
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  Speaker 1: feels grateful to slide her cold hand into its glove
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  Speaker 1: and for the last of the hot cocoa keen to
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  Speaker 1: start moving. She pulls on her backpack, throws her empty
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  Speaker 1: cup into a nearby bin, and heads back into the town.
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  Speaker 1: She walks in the direction that the wind is blowing,
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  Speaker 1: so it propels her along, and in no time at
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  Speaker 1: all she spots the white sails of the windmill poking
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  Speaker 1: out above the terraced building surround it. The X shaped
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  Speaker 1: sails are fastened at the top with a white domed cap.
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  Speaker 1: Kate laughs, musing that it's a lot like the cream
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  Speaker 1: colored hat poured down over her head. Step by step,
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  Speaker 1: more of the old windmill comes into view, first its
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  Speaker 1: little white windows dotted haphazardly around the red brick walls,
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  Speaker 1: and then the mint green door and the white balcony
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  Speaker 1: that runs around the side of the building. Kate walks
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  Speaker 1: up the cobblestone path and then climbs the steps towards
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  Speaker 1: her apartment. Back inside, she pulls off her coat, shoes,
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  Speaker 1: and backpack. Then she removes her hat and gloves, settling
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  Speaker 1: them down on the carpet near the doorway. Whiskers is
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  Speaker 1: still lying beneath the Christmas tree, His bright eyes widen
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  Speaker 1: as Kate enters. He steps out from under its lowest branches,
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  Speaker 1: stretching and yawning elegantly. He walks towards his owner, nudging
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  Speaker 1: her softly on the leg and brushing his giant fluffy
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  Speaker 1: tail across her. Kate kneels down on the carpet beside him,
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  Speaker 1: caressing his soft fur, his loud paur in creases in
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  Speaker 1: volume as she strokes behind his ears. It's now early
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  Speaker 1: afternoon and both Kate and Whiskers are starting to get hungry.
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  Speaker 1: He's craving more biscuits, while she's happy to eat whatever
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  Speaker 1: she has in the fridge. She sees to Whiskers, first
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  Speaker 1: smiling at the sight of his entire head disappearing into
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  Speaker 1: the food bowl. Then from the fridge, she pulls out
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  Speaker 1: a variety of different items, the last of the Christmas
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  Speaker 1: nibbles and leftovers. On a large wooden charcutery boll, Kate
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  Speaker 1: assembles an array of meats and pathai along with crackers
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  Speaker 1: and cheeses. Next To them are slices of fresh cucumber, carrots,
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  Speaker 1: and tomatoes with a sour cream and chived dip to
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  Speaker 1: accompany them. She places the food on the coffee table
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  Speaker 1: before returning to the kitchen to pour a large glass
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  Speaker 1: of freshly squeezed orange juice. Then she turns on the radio,
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  Speaker 1: tuning in to one of her regular stations where an
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  Speaker 1: afternoon play is just about to start. Kate returns to
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  Speaker 1: the sofa, listening to the radio while on different combinations
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  Speaker 1: of meats and cheeses. Piled onto golden crackers. She dips
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  Speaker 1: various cruditas into the thick, luxurious sour cream, washing them
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  Speaker 1: down with the sweet, fresh orange juice. Whiskers comes to investigate,
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  Speaker 1: detecting the scent of cheese and meat in the air.
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  Speaker 1: When it's clear that he won't be getting any he
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  Speaker 1: skulks off back under the tree. The play on the
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  Speaker 1: radio is delightful. It's a well timed comedy about New
• 36:56
  Speaker 1: Year's resolutions turning the character's life upside down. Kate listens
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  Speaker 1: intently and finds herself laughing heartily. The play is split
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  Speaker 1: into three acts. After part one there is a pause
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  Speaker 1: for adverts, so Kate clears up. By the time it resumes,
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  Speaker 1: she is standing at the kitchen sink putting on her
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  Speaker 1: yellow gloves. Here she washes the dishes in hot, soapy water,
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  Speaker 1: all the while being entertained by the radio. Once the
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  Speaker 1: washing up is finished, she dries each piece and then
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  Speaker 1: returns it to its rightful place. Afterwards, she wipes down
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  Speaker 1: the surfaces and makes herself a cup of hot, milky tea.
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  Speaker 1: Kate then gets comfortable on the sofa. The tea keeps
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  Speaker 1: her warm and satisfied until the play breaks off again
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  Speaker 1: after the second act. This break allows her an opportunity
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  Speaker 1: for a quick tidy. She takes the Christmas decoration boxes
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  Speaker 1: he lies sphinx like upon them, Resting a single paw
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  Speaker 1: carefully takes down each ornament before unwinding the tinsel and
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  Speaker 1: This stunning plant is as healthy and vibrant as it
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  Speaker 1: contrast with the dark green leaves and the white kitchen
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  Speaker 1: strolls over towards the radio in the kitchen. She casts
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  Speaker 1: It has a unique wooden wick that crackles like a
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