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Relaxing Sleepy Story _ A Tranquil Trip to Madeira · Abide Meditation App

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  Speaker 1: Good evening, and welcome to Get Sleepy, where we listen,
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  Speaker 1: we relax, and we get sleepy. I'm your host, Thomas.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you so much for tuning in. Our story tonight
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  Speaker 1: takes us to the breathtaking Portuguese island of Madeira, where
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  Speaker 1: a woman named Sylvia is enjoying a relaxing vacation and
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  Speaker 1: the bounty from both land and sea that can be
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  Speaker 1: found in this special place. Just a reminder for anyone
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  Speaker 1: thank you if you do manage to fill it out. So,
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  Speaker 1: my friends, it's time that we settle in and get
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  Speaker 1: nice and cozy in bed, ready for a good night's sleep.
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  Speaker 1: As any long-time listeners will know, I still find it
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  Speaker 1: difficult to switch off and get as much sleep as
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  Speaker 1: I'd like myself. One thing I find to be very
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  Speaker 1: effective with helping me restore a calmer mind frame is
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  Speaker 1: a repeated affirmation of sorts, and I'd like to share
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  Speaker 1: it with you now. So, breathing as steadily as you can,
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  Speaker 1: trying to regulate a consistent pattern, you can reassure yourself
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  Speaker 1: that there is no danger in the here and now.
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  Speaker 1: No harm will come to me in the here and now.
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  Speaker 1: There are no decisions to be made here and now.
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  Speaker 1: I am free to rest here and now. You don't
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  Speaker 1: have to repeat all of those affirmations. You're welcome to
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  Speaker 1: just take one or two. Or perhaps you'll find you
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  Speaker 1: can adapt them to better soothe your own mind with
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  Speaker 1: whatever you need to affirm to it. Of course, I
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  Speaker 1: hope that you're already feeling calm and relaxed. And if so,
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  Speaker 1: just maintain those consistent gentle breaths and simply communicate to
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  Speaker 1: your mind I am relaxed and ready for a deep
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  Speaker 1: restorative sleep with your body and mind in the right
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  Speaker 1: place sleep will naturally follow so Let's make our way
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  Speaker 1: to Madeira. It's the perfect place to land if you
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  Speaker 1: want to get away. And that's what Sylvia is doing
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  Speaker 1: right now. She's just landed and is sitting in the
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  Speaker 1: back of a taxi from the airport. Sylvia relaxes into
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  Speaker 1: the cool leather seat of the taxi. She watches Funchal
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  Speaker 1: Airport drift away and is immediately enraptured with the view
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  Speaker 1: of Madeira. Madeira is a fertile island in the Atlantic,
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  Speaker 1: just west of Morocco. It is the tip of an
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  Speaker 1: ancient volcano, poking its green head out of the expansive ocean.
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  Speaker 1: The island is one giant peak, with valleys so deep
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  Speaker 1: and green that Sylvia imagines the secrets of the world
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  Speaker 1: are hiding there. Funchal, the capital, is less a busy
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  Speaker 1: metropolis and more a dusting of tile-topped buildings across the
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  Speaker 1: hills and valleys. Between cream-colored houses with rust-colored hats are
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  Speaker 1: banana trees. In fact, every inch of the ground in
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  Speaker 1: the city that is too steep for a building is
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  Speaker 1: populated with banana trees. The bunches of still green bananas
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  Speaker 1: are covered in protective canvas bags, like sacks of presents
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  Speaker 1: waiting to be opened. Sylvia can't help but be amazed
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  Speaker 1: at the way the roads twist and turn gracefully with
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  Speaker 1: each hill and valley. Tunnels and bridges are numerous, but
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  Speaker 1: each piece of infrastructure on the island seems to be
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  Speaker 1: designed to preserve the natural beauty of the mountainous terrain.
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  Speaker 1: As the taxi goes through town, Sylvia spots a local
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  Speaker 1: park filled to the brim with more plant species than
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  Speaker 1: she has ever seen in one place. There are huge
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  Speaker 1: cacti standing like sentinels there are sprawling succulents a thousand
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  Speaker 1: times bigger than the little ones she manages to grow
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  Speaker 1: in her apartment back home there are elephant ear plants
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  Speaker 1: with leaves so large she could wrap herself in one
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  Speaker 1: sylvia makes a mental note to explore the park further
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  Speaker 1: tomorrow The dark volcanic soil on Madeira makes it a
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  Speaker 1: fruitful island, allowing the locals to be nearly self-sufficient. They
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  Speaker 1: grow bananas and sugar cane as their main exports. The
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  Speaker 1: smaller neighboring desertas islands are still uninhabited, but teams of
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  Speaker 1: locals sail to them in tans to act as custodians
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  Speaker 1: of the wild flora and fauna. Madeirans take great pride
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  Speaker 1: in caring not only for their own island, but also
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  Speaker 1: for the deserters. Sylvia's taxi drops her off at the marina.
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  Speaker 1: She thanks the driver for the ride his good service
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  Speaker 1: and for taking her luggage to the hotel for her.
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  Speaker 1: He tells her to have fun and thanks her for
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  Speaker 1: visiting Madeira. Sylvia walks from beneath the shade of massive
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  Speaker 1: palm trees and onto the boardwalk. It is lined on
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  Speaker 1: one side with boat tour companies. seafood restaurants and bars.
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  Speaker 1: On the other side are boats of all kinds floating
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  Speaker 1: peacefully on the glistening water. Sylvia has a few minutes
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  Speaker 1: before the first event of her vacation and decides to
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  Speaker 1: get a closer look at the water. She perches on
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  Speaker 1: a large grey rock that juts out from the boardwalk
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  Speaker 1: and peers into the water. It is clear and clean,
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  Speaker 1: like a piece of aquamarine glass. Sylvia notices some motion
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  Speaker 1: just under the surface. She watches the crabs going about
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  Speaker 1: their activities. Some relax in the sun, while others seem
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  Speaker 1: to be engaged in serious crab business. Before long, Sylvia
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  Speaker 1: leaves the crabs for a dolphin and whale watching tour.
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  Speaker 1: She and a few other tourists put on life vests
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  Speaker 1: and take their seats in a bright yellow boat. The
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  Speaker 1: skipper and the biologist that lead the tour welcome everyone
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  Speaker 1: on board. The biologist A local woman named Carolina tells
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  Speaker 1: them that the morning boat tour saw a lot of animals,
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  Speaker 1: and she is hopeful for the same this afternoon. The
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  Speaker 1: skipper Antonio expertly guides the yellow boat out of the
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  Speaker 1: marina and into the open ocean. They stay near the shore,
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  Speaker 1: following the coast around the island. From here, Sylvia can
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  Speaker 1: enjoy the beautiful landscape from a new perspective. Outside of Funchal,
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  Speaker 1: there are great swathes of mountainside covered in emerald green vegetation.
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  Speaker 1: Around the peak of the mountain, is a permanent crown
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  Speaker 1: of fluffy white clouds. The clouds seem soft and weightless.
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  Speaker 1: They remind Sylvia of a picture of herself at age five,
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  Speaker 1: sitting in the bathtub wearing a crown and a beard
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  Speaker 1: of bubbles that weighed nothing at all. Sylvia turns her
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  Speaker 1: attention back toward the land. The island is larger than
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  Speaker 1: Sylvia realized, and she appreciates that much of the terrain
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  Speaker 1: outside the towns has been left wild. Sylvia closes her
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  Speaker 1: eyes for a moment and enjoys the energizing feeling of
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  Speaker 1: the sea spray and the wind in her hair. The
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  Speaker 1: boat slows outside a small village on the coast. Carolina
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  Speaker 1: tells everyone that another boat saw a seal in this
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  Speaker 1: area half an hour ago. She encourages everyone to be
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  Speaker 1: patient and keep their eyes peeled. After a few moments,
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  Speaker 1: Sylvia sees a little grey-blue head bobbing in the water.
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  Speaker 1: Everyone is delighted by the sight of such a normally
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  Speaker 1: shy creature. The seal examines their boat curiously. Sylvia is
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  Speaker 1: struck by its large, soulful eyes. the seal snorts playfully
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  Speaker 1: at the boat before disappearing into the blue water. As
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  Speaker 1: Sylvia and the other tourists turn to one another, they
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  Speaker 1: realize that they are all smiling with silent joy from
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  Speaker 1: the encounter. Carolina congratulates them on the experience, pointing out
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  Speaker 1: that it is rare to see a seal, even for her.
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  Speaker 1: Antonio takes the boat further out to sea, where they
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  Speaker 1: have a higher chance of spotting whales or dolphins. While
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  Speaker 1: there are a few companies on the island that run
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  Speaker 1: tours like this, all of them are fiercely protective of
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  Speaker 1: their waters and animal life. Carolina tells the passengers that
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  Speaker 1: they stay with a group of animals for no longer
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  Speaker 1: than 10 minutes so as not to stress them out.
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  Speaker 1: And they never go swimming with the animals during calving season.
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  Speaker 1: Carolina beams as she declares to the boat that calving
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  Speaker 1: season means a lot of babies are around and to
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  Speaker 1: have their cameras at the ready. Just then, Antonio slows
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  Speaker 1: the boat and points to a particular area in the water.
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  Speaker 1: They have come across a pod of spotted dolphins. Sylvia
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  Speaker 1: is amazed at the speed with which they chase one
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  Speaker 1: another around. Carolina points out how many mothers and calves
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  Speaker 1: there are. more than Sylvia can even count. The spotted
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  Speaker 1: dolphins are recognizable by the spots on their sides and bellies.
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  Speaker 1: The small dolphins circle around the boat, jumping and playing.
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  Speaker 1: They are attracted to the yellow color, but Carolina assures
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  Speaker 1: the group that this is also because dolphins are intelligent creatures.
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  Speaker 1: She says that they know when they meet other friendly
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  Speaker 1: beings like humans. After ten delightful minutes of laughing and watching,
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  Speaker 1: Antonio announces that it is time to move on. He
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  Speaker 1: tells everyone to sit down and the boat begins to move. Then,
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  Speaker 1: Carolina gets a call on her radio that common dolphins
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  Speaker 1: have been seen not far from their location. The common
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  Speaker 1: dolphins are slightly larger and have a grey stripe down
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  Speaker 1: their sides. This pod is less playful than the last
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  Speaker 1: and is intent on fishing. Everyone in the boat watches
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  Speaker 1: in awe as these intelligent aquatic mammals coordinate with one
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  Speaker 1: another to feed on a shoal of sardines. After a
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  Speaker 1: few minutes, the boat turns back towards land As Antonio
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  Speaker 1: urges the yellow boat faster, Sylvia is enveloped by the
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  Speaker 1: wonderful feeling of the wind whipping her hair. She takes
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  Speaker 1: a deep breath in, unable to keep a wide smile
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  Speaker 1: from breaking across her face, and laughs in pure joy.
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  Speaker 1: As the boat returns to the marina and slows, Sylvia
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  Speaker 1: reflects on the excursion. She is overjoyed. She has never
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  Speaker 1: seen animals that intimately out in the wild. Sylvia takes
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  Speaker 1: a moment to appreciate the way Carolina and Antonio put
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  Speaker 1: the safety of Madeira's animal neighbors first. She thanks them
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  Speaker 1: for an unforgettable day. Back on dry land, Sylvia decides
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  Speaker 1: to wander through downtown Funchal. She turns inland from the
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  Speaker 1: marina and follows the cobblestone streets uphill. Her attention is
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  Speaker 1: caught by the sound of music drifting from an alleyway.
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  Speaker 1: Sylvia follows the alley to its end and is greeted
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  Speaker 1: by an array of colors, rhythms, and sweet scents. She
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  Speaker 1: has happened upon the flower festival. There are stalls selling
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  Speaker 1: Madeiran cultural items and trinkets. such as cork hats and purses.
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  Speaker 1: A sweet young girl, helping her mother run the cork stool,
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  Speaker 1: offers Sylvia a poppy, the flower of Madeira. The scent
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  Speaker 1: of the flower immediately eclipses Sylvia's senses. It is sweet
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  Speaker 1: and floral, showering her in an aura of peace. Flowers
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  Speaker 1: of all colors are everywhere, in bunches at flower stalls,
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  Speaker 1: In women's hair, growing from huge pots dotted along the street.
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  Speaker 1: It is a heavenly walk through the sweetest perfumes. There
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  Speaker 1: are beautiful women in traditional outfits, covered in flowers. Their
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  Speaker 1: colourful skirts gliding around them. as they stop to chat
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  Speaker 1: and take pictures with anyone who asks. They seem to
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  Speaker 1: be almost floating down the streets like brightly colored angels.
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  Speaker 1: There is a small concert in the square with jazz music.
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  Speaker 1: Sylvia stops to listen to an older woman with a
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  Speaker 1: beautiful voice. sing a lovely rendition of Come Fly With Me.
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  Speaker 1: She feels as though she could fly to the moon
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  Speaker 1: with no help at all. As Sylvia wanders away from
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  Speaker 1: the busy streets and up the mountain, she appreciates the
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  Speaker 1: way the small alleys are roofed with flags or flowers.
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  Speaker 1: A pair of cats lounge in a pile in the sun.
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  Speaker 1: One of them opens an eye as Sylvia approaches and
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  Speaker 1: detangles itself. Sylvia pets the cat for a few minutes
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  Speaker 1: before it returns to its nap. Sylvia continues her walk
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  Speaker 1: up the mountain, following signs for a famous local landmark.
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  Speaker 1: She is enticed by the rumor of gardens so beautiful
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  Speaker 1: that they rival those of Babylon. It is one of
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  Speaker 1: the reasons she was so keen to visit Madeira. When
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  Speaker 1: she reaches the botanical gardens, she finds them even more
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  Speaker 1: incredible than she imagined. They cover a massive area with
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  Speaker 1: seemingly endless varieties of plant life. Sylvia starts at the
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  Speaker 1: top and slowly begins her descent through the gardens. Along
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  Speaker 1: the many paths are tiles set into the garden walls,
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  Speaker 1: depicting the history of Madeira. The tiles are all hand-painted
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  Speaker 1: and bright. Some areas simply have tiles with patterns, each
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  Speaker 1: one more complex and beautiful than the last. As she walks, Flowers,
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  Speaker 1: shrubs and trees vie for her attention. Sylvia is drawn
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  Speaker 1: to a twisted olive tree with a thick trunk and
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  Speaker 1: small blue leaves. A plaque at the base of the
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  Speaker 1: tree tells her that it is over a thousand years old.
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  Speaker 1: It lived for nearly 500 years in Rome. before the
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  Speaker 1: Romans brought it to Madeira and planted it on the island.
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  Speaker 1: Sylvia reflects on the centuries of history this tree has
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  Speaker 1: seen as she examines its white bark. Birds sing throughout
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  Speaker 1: the garden and Sylvia can hear a peacock in the distance.
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  Speaker 1: She happens upon a small pond with stepping stones that
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  Speaker 1: take her to the peacock enclosure. A large bird calls
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  Speaker 1: to her as she approaches. He is perched on a
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  Speaker 1: branch nearly 15 feet in the air. His iridescent tail
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  Speaker 1: is draped behind him. Each of the feathers ends with
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  Speaker 1: an eye that shines purple, gold and green in the
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  Speaker 1: afternoon sun. His blue-green body shimmers as he raises his
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  Speaker 1: head and gives another soulful call. Sylvia attempts to mimic
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  Speaker 1: his call and receives a ruffled look in return. Further
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  Speaker 1: down the path, Sylvia finds a red bridge that crosses
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  Speaker 1: a small creek. She stops and enjoys the view for
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  Speaker 1: a moment. From this point, she can see all the
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  Speaker 1: way down the botanical gardens, each level and path leading
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  Speaker 1: to a new statue or exotic plant. Through the many
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  Speaker 1: shades of green, bright spots of orange catch her eye
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  Speaker 1: from the birds of paradise in bloom. Sweet smells are
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  Speaker 1: carried through the garden air by the ocean breeze. Having
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  Speaker 1: descended through the gardens on one side, Sylvia decides to
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  Speaker 1: go back up again on the other. She doesn't want
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  Speaker 1: to miss a single thing. She reaches the gates of
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  Speaker 1: the botanical gardens just in time for the final tourists
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  Speaker 1: to filter out. It's closing time. Sylvia checks the sun
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  Speaker 1: and sees that it is still quite high in the sky.
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  Speaker 1: She wanders down a side street until she finds a
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  Speaker 1: path that leads down a valley. Sylvia can hear water
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  Speaker 1: in the distance and makes up her mind to find
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  Speaker 1: the source. Green moss grows between each stone of the narrow,
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  Speaker 1: cobbled path. The way slopes down towards the sound of
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  Speaker 1: the water and is shaded by towering eucalyptus trees. They
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  Speaker 1: are not native to this island, but were planted here
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  Speaker 1: by the Portuguese settlers. Sylvia enjoys their relaxing scent in
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  Speaker 1: the air. The air becomes cooler, but not cold. as
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  Speaker 1: she descends into the valley. The path remains clear, and
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  Speaker 1: she can see that it leads up to the other side. Yellow, orange,
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  Speaker 1: and pink flowers dot the way. Sylvia pauses to take
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  Speaker 1: a closer look at the sweet flowers. The yellow ones
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  Speaker 1: look as though someone came with watercolor paint to give
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  Speaker 1: them all a little swipe of orange at the center.
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  Speaker 1: Bees fly between and around them. Sylvia continues on, eager
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  Speaker 1: to find the water. At the bottom of the valley,
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  Speaker 1: there is a stone bridge that crosses a large creek.
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  Speaker 1: Sylvia peers over the bridge, watching the clear water running
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  Speaker 1: over the stones. Then, she notices a simple footpath leading
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  Speaker 1: down to the creek. Sylvia follows it to the source,
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  Speaker 1: a waterfall that seems to spring From the very heart
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  Speaker 1: of the island itself. The water is crystal clear. And
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  Speaker 1: the air is fresh. Sylvia traces the journey of the
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  Speaker 1: water in her mind. From the snowmelt hidden beneath the
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  Speaker 1: cloud crown of the island. Down through water-carved valleys, and
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  Speaker 1: finally to the happy creek at her feet. Sylvia climbs
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  Speaker 1: from boulder to boulder, down the creek to the rapids
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  Speaker 1: below the bridge. Here, She finds a particularly large boulder
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  Speaker 1: and takes a comfortable seat. She feels the moss beneath
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  Speaker 1: her fingers, soft and velvety. She listens to the sound
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  Speaker 1: of the water. Something within her is calmed by its
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  Speaker 1: familiar rhythm. Her heart rate slows. and she breathes more deeply.
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  Speaker 1: She watches the water move slowly downstream. Between and over
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  Speaker 1: any obstruction, water always finds a way. It flows, redirects,
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  Speaker 1: speeds up, and slows down as needed. It makes its
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  Speaker 1: own path through nature, bringing fresh nutrients that sustain everything
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  Speaker 1: along the way. Beyond the sound of the water, Sylvia
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  Speaker 1: hears a delicate birdsong, accompanied by the rustling and whispering
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  Speaker 1: of the towering trees. She turns her eyes to the
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  Speaker 1: giants around her and notices the soft movement of the
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  Speaker 1: upper branches. She allows her eyes to be unfocused and
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  Speaker 1: feels like she can see the island breathing through the
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  Speaker 1: movement of the trees. The sound of the creek in
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  Speaker 1: her ears is like the happy murmuring of the island
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  Speaker 1: telling her its secrets. Sylvia takes these moments to reconnect
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  Speaker 1: with her own body. She enjoys the feeling of breathing
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  Speaker 1: steadily in synchronicity with the breath of the trees. Beyond
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  Speaker 1: the bridge, Sylvia has a view of the rest of
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  Speaker 1: the valley leading to the ocean. she sees the trail
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  Speaker 1: of light grey clouds that flows from the mountain behind
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  Speaker 1: her to North Africa and to other points beyond. She
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  Speaker 1: imagines that the island of Madeira is sending out a
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  Speaker 1: bit of itself on those clouds, some of its peace
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  Speaker 1: and abundance. In her mind, Sylvia joins the cloud's journey.
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  Speaker 1: She begins at the very tip of the island. Below her,
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  Speaker 1: she can see the whole of Madeira, all green vegetation
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  Speaker 1: and black volcanic soil. The little houses and villages dot
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  Speaker 1: the mountain, all the way down to the shore. She
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  Speaker 1: travels with the clouds across the marina and can peek
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  Speaker 1: into the shining sea. She spots the dolphins happy to
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  Speaker 1: play and eat around the island until the weather changes
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  Speaker 1: and they must make room for others in these clean,
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  Speaker 1: plentiful waters. Sylvia sees all of Madeira and the desertas,
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  Speaker 1: paradises out in the ocean. Then Sylvia brings her mind
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  Speaker 1: back to her body. She feels relaxed and rested, and
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  Speaker 1: opens her eyes to the now orange sunlight. The sun
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  Speaker 1: is setting, and gently reminding her that it is time
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  Speaker 1: to start her journey back to town. Sylvia follows the
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  Speaker 1: steep footpath back to the bridge, where she pauses. She
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  Speaker 1: takes a moment to appreciate the creek and her secret
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  Speaker 1: time here. As she turns to start her ascent back
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  Speaker 1: the way she came, Sylvia notices that the orange light
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  Speaker 1: of the sun has changed everything around her. The usually
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  Speaker 1: leaf green trees are now a bright yellow green. The
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  Speaker 1: dark earth is sun-kissed. Even the yellow and orange flowers
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  Speaker 1: seem to glow with an inner brightness. The sun reflects
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  Speaker 1: off each cobblestone, so Sylvia feels as though she is
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  Speaker 1: following a path of gold. Eventually, she arrives at the
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  Speaker 1: top of the path, just in time to see the
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  Speaker 1: sun reach the horizon. Her way has led her to
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  Speaker 1: the top of the valley ridge with a view of
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  Speaker 1: the west. The clouds over the ocean are painted orange, pink, purple,
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  Speaker 1: and yellow. Each color blends seamlessly into the next, creating
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  Speaker 1: half a dozen new shades in combination. they are set
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  Speaker 1: against the sky, which fades from light blue to a
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  Speaker 1: beautiful violet. As the sun dips its head, Sylvia notices
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  Speaker 1: stars are already starting to break through the dimming light.
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  Speaker 1: She observes how the few early stars Glittering in the sky,
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  Speaker 1: mirror the sea below. With the sea and sky shining
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  Speaker 1: around her, Sylvia bids a final farewell to the sun
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  Speaker 1: and enjoys the end to her day on Madeira. Thank you.
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