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Winter Story for Sleep _ Lapland_s Winter Magic _ Magical Sleepy Story · Abide Meditation App

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Get Sleepy, where we listen, we relax, and
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  Speaker 1: we get sleepy. I'm your host, Thomas. Thanks so much
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  Speaker 1: for listening. To all who've been celebrating, I hope you've
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  Speaker 1: had a wonderful Christmas this year. I absolutely adore the
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  Speaker 1: festive seasons. I think it's important that we cherish opportunities
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  Speaker 1: to show loved ones that we care and to be
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  Speaker 1: thankful for what we have in our lives, whether that's
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  Speaker 1: at Christmas or any other time of the year. And
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  Speaker 1: I want to remind you that I am grateful for you.
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  Speaker 1: Wherever you are and however you might feel about this
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  Speaker 1: time of year, just know that you are loved and
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  Speaker 1: appreciated and your presence in this world is in itself
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  Speaker 1: the greatest gift there could be. Tonight we'll be taking
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  Speaker 1: a trip to Arctic Finland for a special wintry retreat.
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  Speaker 1: There are lots of magical moments in store for us
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  Speaker 1: there and I know you'll really enjoy. Don't worry if
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  Speaker 1: you drift off to sleep at any time during this
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  Speaker 1: story though. You can always come back and listen again
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  Speaker 1: another time. Before we get there, I just wanted to
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  Speaker 1: say a brief thank you to everyone who helped us
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  Speaker 1: during our supporters drive this past month. Whether you signed
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  Speaker 1: up to get Sleepy Premium or you simply expressed your
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  Speaker 1: gratitude and appreciation for the show, it meant such a
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  Speaker 1: lot to all of us on the team. We rely
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  Speaker 1: on that support to keep the show going. So just
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  Speaker 1: know that anything you can do to spread the word
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  Speaker 1: about Get Sleepy is meaningful and significant. So thanks again, sleepyheads.
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  Speaker 1: Now then, get yourself settled in and nice and comfortable
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  Speaker 1: wherever you are. If you'd like to close your eyes...
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  Speaker 1: now is a good time to do that gently use
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  Speaker 1: your other senses to explore your environment notice how the
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  Speaker 1: covers are settling down over your body and how they
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  Speaker 1: feel on your skin are they cool and refreshing or
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  Speaker 1: snug and warm. Use your ears to really zone in
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  Speaker 1: on my voice, and you may find that that in
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  Speaker 1: itself summons feelings of comfort and familiarity, particularly if you've
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  Speaker 1: been listening to the show for some time already. take
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  Speaker 1: a long deep breath, enjoying the air as it enters
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  Speaker 1: your nose and mouth, and then let it out with
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  Speaker 1: a sigh, feeling the shoulders dip and the neck and
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  Speaker 1: facial muscles relax, repeat that slow controlled breath in, and
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  Speaker 1: enjoy the sensation of release as you let the air
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  Speaker 1: flow back out. Gradually allow your breathing to return to
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  Speaker 1: normal as your body and mind move closer to sleep.
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  Speaker 1: And now, we'll travel to a beautiful landscape, covered in
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  Speaker 1: snow and ice, where our story begins. The smell of
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  Speaker 1: firewood lingers in the air. It mixes magically with the
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  Speaker 1: aroma of chocolate and coffee and creates the perfect mood
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  Speaker 1: with the snow falling outside. You clutch a mug of
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  Speaker 1: hot chocolate between both hands. You can feel the warmth
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  Speaker 1: of the drink sinking into your skin, sending a warming
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  Speaker 1: sensation through your body. You bring the hot chocolate up
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  Speaker 1: to your nose and breathe in the sweet, slightly minty
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  Speaker 1: aroma you're sitting in a quaint coffee shop in northern Finland.
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  Speaker 1: This special region is called Sapmi, or Lapland, and it's
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  Speaker 1: covered in snow for more than half the year. It's
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  Speaker 1: located above the Arctic Circle, after all. These wintry months
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  Speaker 1: make it a unique place and the life and culture
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  Speaker 1: here are fully intertwined with the long nights and snowy weather.
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  Speaker 1: The coffee shop is set inside of a traditional hut
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  Speaker 1: resembling a log cabin. However, it has a more triangular
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  Speaker 1: shape and features a large stone fire pit in the
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  Speaker 1: middle of the room. Polished wooden picnic-style tables also dot
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  Speaker 1: the cafe's interior. The place is perfectly warm enough for
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  Speaker 1: a turtleneck jumper, but your long winter coat hangs on
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  Speaker 1: a wooden rack across the room. You can hear the
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  Speaker 1: sounds of mugs clinking together as a woman washes dishes
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  Speaker 1: behind the counter. Around you are locals and other visitors
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  Speaker 1: to this wondrous region of Finland. You hear a mixture
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  Speaker 1: of languages, from English and Finnish to Russian and Spanish.
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  Speaker 1: Dim yellow lights create a moody, rustic atmosphere in this place.
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  Speaker 1: They are situated on metal fixtures that are sprinkled evenly
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  Speaker 1: around the room. Outside, it is already getting dark. Days
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  Speaker 1: are short here. However, you can still see some color
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  Speaker 1: in the sky as you look out at the wintry scene.
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  Speaker 1: Fresh snow is falling, almost in slow motion, onto a
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  Speaker 1: thick blanket already covering the ground. In the distance, you
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  Speaker 1: can see other shops and homes in the village. You
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  Speaker 1: can even make out the cabin where you will be
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  Speaker 1: spending the night. All of the buildings have the same
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  Speaker 1: soft yellow tinted lights and the color creates a beautiful
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  Speaker 1: glow against the snow. Snow covered trees are also scattered
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  Speaker 1: around the village. This scene looks so magical that you
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  Speaker 1: want to capture a memory of it. You unzip your
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  Speaker 1: backpack and rustle through a set of gloves, a journal,
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  Speaker 1: and even a pair of ice skates. They sit at
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  Speaker 1: the bottom of your bag, secured safely. You touch one
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  Speaker 1: of the laces and remember How excited you are about
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  Speaker 1: the rest of your day. Soon you find your phone.
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  Speaker 1: It feels cold to the touch. you open your camera
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  Speaker 1: app and shift your body towards the window you hold
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  Speaker 1: up your phone as you tap the screen to adjust
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  Speaker 1: the focus then you proceed to snap a few photos
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  Speaker 1: before bringing it back down. You admire the last photograph
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  Speaker 1: until the screen light fades. Then, you promptly turn off
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  Speaker 1: the phone and place it into your backpack. The zipping
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  Speaker 1: sound of the bag mingles with the crackling of firewood
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  Speaker 1: next to you. Now, you turn your gaze to the
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  Speaker 1: table and pick up the ceramic mug of hot chocolate.
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  Speaker 1: You bring it up to your nose and breathe in
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  Speaker 1: softly before taking a sip. You hold the warm cup
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  Speaker 1: for a while, sipping it every so often as you
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  Speaker 1: admire the scenery both inside and out. Soon your mug
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  Speaker 1: is empty and you place it back down on the
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  Speaker 1: wooden table. You then gather your backpack and and scoot
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  Speaker 1: off of the wooden bench you've been sitting on. You
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  Speaker 1: smile and wave goodbye to your server as you gently
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  Speaker 1: remove your coat from the rack. Soon, you reach the
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  Speaker 1: curved door that leads out onto a small, front-facing patio.
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  Speaker 1: As you grab the handle, you can feel the chill
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  Speaker 1: of winter embrace you. You open the door and feel
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  Speaker 1: the cold sensation move over your body. But just for
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  Speaker 1: a moment, your layers and thick coat are ready for
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  Speaker 1: even the coldest of days. Before heading off, You take
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  Speaker 1: a seat on a bench adjacent to the door. The
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  Speaker 1: spot is under the roof and free from snowfall. You
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  Speaker 1: unzip your backpack and pull out a pair of warm,
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  Speaker 1: woolly gloves. You slide them on one by one and
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  Speaker 1: adjust the finger sections. until they feel perfectly snug on
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  Speaker 1: each hand. Now you are ready, you think. As you
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  Speaker 1: stand back up, you let out a deep breath. You
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  Speaker 1: can see the warmth of it lingering in the air
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  Speaker 1: for a few moments, before it fades away. you have
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  Speaker 1: rented a kick sled for the duration of your trip.
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  Speaker 1: It's one of the best ways to get around these
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  Speaker 1: snow-filled and unsalted roads. Your kick sled is mostly made
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  Speaker 1: of wood. It has a chair mounted onto a pair
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  Speaker 1: of metal runners, almost like a set of skis. At
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  Speaker 1: the top, there are sturdy handlebars. Before entering the cafe,
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  Speaker 1: you left your sled just to the right of the building.
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  Speaker 1: You hear the soft sound of snow crumbling beneath your
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  Speaker 1: feet with each and every step. The kick sled is
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  Speaker 1: just how you left it. but with a bit of
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  Speaker 1: snow stacked up on the chair and handlebars. At this moment,
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  Speaker 1: a local man walks by. He tells you that there
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  Speaker 1: is a snow scraper just inside the shed next to you.
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  Speaker 1: You look over and notice the small outbuilding with a
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  Speaker 1: long door and quaint triangular roof much like the cafe itself. Smiling,
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  Speaker 1: you thank him for his kindness. With a quick and
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  Speaker 1: strong tug, you're able to get the old door open.
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  Speaker 1: Pieces of ice had formed in the open spaces of
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  Speaker 1: the door, holding it shut. Before long, you notice the
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  Speaker 1: snow scraper and pull it out from behind a large rake.
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  Speaker 1: You then brush off the snow from the chair and
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  Speaker 1: handlebars of your kick sled. Then, you place the scraper
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  Speaker 1: back where you found it and push the door firmly
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  Speaker 1: to secure it. Now, you are almost ready to ride
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  Speaker 1: towards the forest, you think. You carefully stow your backpack
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  Speaker 1: in the chair of the kick sled, ensuring it will
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  Speaker 1: stay put. Then, you step onto the kick sled, one
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  Speaker 1: foot at a time. You softly push off with the
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  Speaker 1: right foot, and then your left. Once you feel like
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  Speaker 1: your feet are in a comfortable position, you place your
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  Speaker 1: gloved hands onto the sled's handlebars. You imagine for a
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  Speaker 1: moment how cold they would feel without your woolly gloves
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  Speaker 1: protecting you. You then remove your dominant foot from the
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  Speaker 1: sled and push yourself and the kick sled forward with
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  Speaker 1: a strong step into the blanket of snow. Bits of
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  Speaker 1: sparkly flakes fly up like fireworks as you do this.
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  Speaker 1: Before you know it, you are on your way, navigating
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  Speaker 1: down the straight, snowy street of this arctic village. You
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  Speaker 1: take turns between gliding through the snow and kicking your
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  Speaker 1: foot against the ground to restore your speed. You continue
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  Speaker 1: to do this, passing village cabins and pedestrians along the way.
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  Speaker 1: In the distance, you can see the soft, pale colors
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  Speaker 1: of the sunset. Light shades of pink intermingle with the
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  Speaker 1: delicate blue of the sky. The colors darken as the
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  Speaker 1: moments pass. The sun sets early above the Arctic Circle
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  Speaker 1: at this time of year. The people here are used
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  Speaker 1: to the dark days and rare sunlight. They have learned
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  Speaker 1: to embrace it. That is why coziness, candles, and fireplace-lit
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  Speaker 1: cafes are common here. Soon, you pass by the man
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  Speaker 1: you spoke with just a few moments ago. He can
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  Speaker 1: probably hear you coming thanks to the rhythmic whooshing sound
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  Speaker 1: of your sled against the snow. You wave and exchange
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  Speaker 1: greetings without slowing your speed. Tiny snowflakes tap your nose
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  Speaker 1: and cheeks as you navigate down the road. You feel
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  Speaker 1: happy in this moment. like you belong here. There is
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  Speaker 1: nowhere else you would rather be right now, you believe.
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  Speaker 1: As you kick out your foot again, a few children
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  Speaker 1: zoom past you on their own kick sleds. You feel
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  Speaker 1: a cold wind envelop you as they soar by. You
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  Speaker 1: look out at them and see two young boys standing
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  Speaker 1: up on the sleds. They are bundled up in warm
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  Speaker 1: winter gear, woolly scarves and all, and another child sits
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  Speaker 1: in one of the chairs on the kick sled. Her
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  Speaker 1: mitten-covered hands rest on her lap, and she is wearing
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  Speaker 1: a white knitted beanie. Pieces of her hair dance in
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  Speaker 1: the wind as the group ventures further down the street.
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  Speaker 1: After a few more minutes of riding, you leisurely make
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  Speaker 1: a right-hand turn. As you come around the corner, a
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  Speaker 1: true winter wonderland makes itself known. You can see the
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  Speaker 1: lake covered in thick ice. Surrounding much of the lake
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  Speaker 1: are pine trees, magically dusted in snow. You can already
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  Speaker 1: smell the aroma of fresh pine in the air. It
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  Speaker 1: entices your senses. It is one of your favorite wintry smells.
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  Speaker 1: A bit of peppermint, a dash of pine, and lots
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  Speaker 1: of warm spices really embody the winter season to you.
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  Speaker 1: The sun has almost completely set and you can see
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  Speaker 1: stars beginning to pop up in the dark blue sky.
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  Speaker 1: A few lampposts flicker on in response to the darkening day.
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  Speaker 1: You can hear a faint clicking sound as the lights
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  Speaker 1: turn on. It looks like the perfect scene for ice skating,
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  Speaker 1: you think to yourself. Once you are close enough, you
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  Speaker 1: come to a stop, letting out a little sigh after
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  Speaker 1: your leisurely ride down the street. You look forward and
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  Speaker 1: admire the snow-covered pine trees that meet the frozen lake
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  Speaker 1: and blissfully snowy terrain for a few more moments. A
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  Speaker 1: sturdy-looking log catches your eye. It's laying flat on a
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  Speaker 1: blanket of snow, providing a beautiful contrast with its dark
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  Speaker 1: brown color. You pull your sled over to the log
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  Speaker 1: and press it firmly into the snow. Next, you glance
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  Speaker 1: down at your hands. Starting with your right hand, you
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  Speaker 1: use your left to pull at the glove's fingertips before
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  Speaker 1: carefully sliding it off and slipping it into your coat pocket.
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  Speaker 1: You repeat the same motions with the left glove, feeling
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  Speaker 1: the soft woolen knits between your fingertips. You then bend
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  Speaker 1: forward and unzip your bag. You push some things to
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  Speaker 1: the side until you are able to take out your
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  Speaker 1: pair of ice skates. They clink and bump against each
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  Speaker 1: other as you pull them out of the backpack. The
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  Speaker 1: blades have a protective cover on them, so you carefully
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  Speaker 1: pull them off of each shoe. As you do this,
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  Speaker 1: you feel the chill of the metal ice skates against
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  Speaker 1: your bare hands. you drop the covers into your bag
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  Speaker 1: and leave it unzipped. Currently, you are wearing snuggly snow boots.
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  Speaker 1: They have kept your toes and feet warm for the
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  Speaker 1: duration of your trip, and you're almost hesitant to take
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  Speaker 1: them off in this cold weather. Nonetheless, you scoot your
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  Speaker 1: backpack over and take a seat on the chair of
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  Speaker 1: the kick sled. You prop up your right foot on
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  Speaker 1: the log to get closer to your boot. Then you
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  Speaker 1: unlace your shoe and slide your foot out, feeling the
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  Speaker 1: thick fleece lining of the inside of the boot. You
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  Speaker 1: gently drop the boot onto the snow and then slide
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  Speaker 1: your foot into the ice skate. You wrap the laces
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  Speaker 1: around your hands and pull tightly to secure the skate
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  Speaker 1: onto your foot. Now, you carefully tie a sturdy and
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  Speaker 1: tight knot and wiggle your foot to make sure the
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  Speaker 1: fit is perfect. You bring your right foot off the
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  Speaker 1: lock and then quickly repeat the motions again with your left.
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  Speaker 1: Once both of the skates are securely on, you feel
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  Speaker 1: a tingling, butterfly-like sensation in your stomach. Luckily, it is
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  Speaker 1: finally time to take to the icy lake. Before you
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  Speaker 1: prop yourself up, you grab each of your gloves out
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  Speaker 1: of your coat pockets and place them back on your hands.
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  Speaker 1: You can instantly feel your skin warming up to a
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  Speaker 1: cozy temperature once more. now you are ready you decide
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  Speaker 1: you stand up and take a couple of steps towards
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  Speaker 1: the frozen lake the snow crunches under your skates before
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  Speaker 1: you know it you are on the ice your body
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  Speaker 1: is moving in an almost magical way. You haven't ice
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  Speaker 1: skated in a while, but the muscle memory kicks in. Soon,
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  Speaker 1: you feel like you're performing a special dance as you
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  Speaker 1: glide across the lake. The blades hiss and grind, creating
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  Speaker 1: a beautiful sound as you swirl around the thick, freezing ice.
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  Speaker 1: You feel so happy and carefree in this moment. It's
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  Speaker 1: just you and the natural beauty of Arctic Finland all around.
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  Speaker 1: you find yourself spinning in circles most joyously. You smile
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  Speaker 1: and chuckle as you look up at the sky, feeling
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  Speaker 1: thankful for this special life. As you do this, a
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  Speaker 1: large snowflake falls onto the tip of your nose. This
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  Speaker 1: makes you giggle even more You feel like this day
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  Speaker 1: couldn't get any better. You continue to skate allowing the
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  Speaker 1: sensational feeling of freedom to consume you. As you glide
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  Speaker 1: You play around with different ice skating tricks, like turning
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  Speaker 1: around and skating backwards. It takes you a moment to
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  Speaker 1: get the hang of it, but once you are in
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  Speaker 1: the swing of things, it feels completely natural. You sway
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  Speaker 1: your hips back and forth, zigzagging across the lake. as
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  Speaker 1: you skate backward. After a few minutes, you turn around,
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  Speaker 1: and as you do this, you can feel the crisp
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  Speaker 1: air surrounding you. The temperatures have dropped since the sun set.
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  Speaker 1: This makes you think about the moon. You slow down
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  Speaker 1: and look up at the sky again, searching for it.
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  Speaker 1: There it is, you whisper to yourself. It's a thin
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  Speaker 1: crescent moon, but it still shines brightly in the night sky.
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  Speaker 1: Near it, you notice Venus, you remember it's the planet
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  Speaker 1: because it looks like a star but doesn't twinkle, instead
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  Speaker 1: maintaining a smooth glow. As you admire the seemingly tiny
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  Speaker 1: details of the constellations, you notice something peculiar. It's as
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  Speaker 1: though a fog is appearing in the sky, You squint
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  Speaker 1: to get a better look. Then, you let out a small,
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  Speaker 1: joyful gasp. As the colors deepen into a mesmerizing bright green,
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  Speaker 1: you realize you are witnessing the northern lights. or the
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  Speaker 1: Aurora Borealis. The green lights sway back and forth in
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  Speaker 1: the star-dotted sky, almost mimicking the way that you've been skating.
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  Speaker 1: The lights continue to shimmer. One section is a bright,
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  Speaker 1: almost neon green. From there, the lights extend and soften
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  Speaker 1: as they dance and move. But, despite the movement overhead,
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  Speaker 1: it feels like time has been standing still. You don't
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  Speaker 1: even remember if you are still skating on the ice
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  Speaker 1: or not. You feel like you have transcended space and time,
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  Speaker 1: gazing up at the beautiful sky. The otherworldly colors, the lights,
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  Speaker 1: and the performance itself feel so close. You reach out
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  Speaker 1: your hand to try and touch it. And then in
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  Speaker 1: a fleeting moment, the lights pulse and fade away, like
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  Speaker 1: curtains being drawn at the end of a performance. Your
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  Speaker 1: body feels tingly all over as you stand in the
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  Speaker 1: middle of the frozen lake. You feel so alive yet
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  Speaker 1: calm and serene after seeing the spectacle of the Aurora Borealis.
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  Speaker 1: You've never witnessed anything like it, you think. You are
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  Speaker 1: so glad to have been here on this perfect day.
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  Speaker 1: You slowly glide around the lake one last time as
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  Speaker 1: your mind focuses on the natural phenomenon you just witnessed.
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  Speaker 1: Then you make your way to the edge of the
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  Speaker 1: lake closest to your belongings. You carefully step off the
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  Speaker 1: frozen lake as a few tiny pieces of ice shoot
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  Speaker 1: up from beneath your skates. Once you're back in the snow,
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  Speaker 1: you sit down in the kick sled. Your fuzzy boots
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  Speaker 1: are waiting patiently for you. You bend down and untie
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  Speaker 1: each of your ice skates and pull them off one
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  Speaker 1: by one. You set them aside slipping on your boots
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  Speaker 1: and lacing them up comfortably too. Then, you stand up
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  Speaker 1: and turn around, brushing off any excess snow that fell
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  Speaker 1: on your shoulders while you skated. As you pick up
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  Speaker 1: your skates, you feel the weight of them in one
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  Speaker 1: of your hands, as you dig out the protective covers
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  Speaker 1: for the blades with the other. You gently push the
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  Speaker 1: covers onto each of the blades and plop them into
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  Speaker 1: the bag. Letting out a contented sigh, you zip up
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  Speaker 1: your backpack one last time. Now, You pull your kick
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  Speaker 1: sled back onto the main path and prepare for the
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  Speaker 1: short return ride to the center of the village. Back
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  Speaker 1: on the kick sled, you speed along the snow-covered path.
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  Speaker 1: Some locals and visitors are still out enjoying the evening.
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  Speaker 1: You notice they all have a similar, happy glow about them.
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  Speaker 1: You imagine yours is the same. As you sled past
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  Speaker 1: a group, you hear them talking about the northern lights.
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  Speaker 1: You smile, thinking about the extra-special view you experienced from
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  Speaker 1: the secluded lake. Soon you arrive at your cabin and
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  Speaker 1: park your sled next to some others. There's no need
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  Speaker 1: to lock it up or secure it in any way.
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  Speaker 1: This is a safe and trustworthy place. There are a
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  Speaker 1: couple of stairs that lead up to the cabin you
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  Speaker 1: softly kick the front of your boots against them, knocking
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  Speaker 1: off clumps of snow along the way. Once you are
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  Speaker 1: at the door, you scrape your feet against the snowflake-patterned
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  Speaker 1: doormat and turn the knob to enter. The small cabin
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  Speaker 1: has a main area where a few guests can gather
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  Speaker 1: around the fireplace. You look over at the crackling fire
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  Speaker 1: and spot a couple sitting close to one another, holding
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  Speaker 1: steaming mugs of some warm drink. The steam billows up
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  Speaker 1: while a woman takes a sip. As the door closes
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  Speaker 1: behind you, she turns your way and smiles before gazing
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  Speaker 1: once again at the fireplace. Heading down the hallway, you
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  Speaker 1: hear the creaking of the wooden floorboards beneath your feet. Soon,
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  Speaker 1: you reach your room. It's a cozy bedroom with a
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  Speaker 1: large bed and rustic decor. A small pine tree sits
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  Speaker 1: in the corner, sending its lovely scent into the air.
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  Speaker 1: You slip off your boots and flick on a string
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  Speaker 1: of fairy lights on the wall by your bed. that
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  Speaker 1: creates a welcoming mood. Across from your bed is a window.
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  Speaker 1: You walk over and pull open the curtains, closing your
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  Speaker 1: eyes and making a hopeful wish. For a moment, you
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  Speaker 1: look out at the mounds of snow, and then at
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  Speaker 1: the clear, star-filled sky. With a yawn, you begin to
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  Speaker 1: prepare yourself for bed. Soon, you're pulling back the luxuriously
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  Speaker 1: soft blankets and slipping yourself between layers of bedsheets, one
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  Speaker 1: leg at a time. You fluff your pillows, and then
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  Speaker 1: lean across to the bedside table to flick off the
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  Speaker 1: fairy lights. Then, like magic, you see the northern lights
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  Speaker 1: through your window. Glowing greens intertwine with soft whites in
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  Speaker 1: the sky. The lights move slowly, like they are dancing
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  Speaker 1: and humming along to a bedtime story. Time passes, and
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  Speaker 1: the lights glisten high above you. Before you know it,
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  Speaker 1: you can barely keep your eyes open. You blink slowly
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  Speaker 1: and softly as you drift into a restful slumber, dreaming
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  Speaker 1: about the magic of Arctic Finland and the dazzling aurora Borealis.
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