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<v Speaker 1>Hello there, Welcome back to the Meditation Nest Whispered Edition.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the last in a series of three episodes.

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<v Speaker 1>If you want to hear more Whispered stories, make sure

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<v Speaker 1>to connect with me on social media and share a comment.

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<v Speaker 1>You can find the links in the show notes. Tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>we're staying home. Just a few steps into the kitchen

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<v Speaker 1>after everyone else has gone to bed. The room is

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<v Speaker 1>dark except for the small light over the stove, left

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<v Speaker 1>on out of habit more than need. It throws as

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<v Speaker 1>offt warm glow across the counters. Nothing sharp, nothing bright

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<v Speaker 1>enough to keep you awake. There's a drawer just to

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<v Speaker 1>the left of the sink, the kind every kitchen has,

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<v Speaker 1>not the silverware drawer, the other one, the one that

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<v Speaker 1>holds everything that doesn't have another home. You slide it open,

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<v Speaker 1>It sticks just slightly, the way it always has, and

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<v Speaker 1>then gives away. Inside you find a tangle of things.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not messy. It looks settled. It's the kind of

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<v Speaker 1>tangle that's been the same for so long. It stopped

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<v Speaker 1>looking cluttered and started looking familiar. What can we find here?

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<v Speaker 1>I can see a ball of rubber bands wound around

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<v Speaker 1>each other, colors faded, from red and blue down to

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<v Speaker 1>something closer to gray or brown. You can pick it

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<v Speaker 1>up if you want. It's lighter than it looks, soft,

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<v Speaker 1>a little tacky under your fingers. Beside it a stack

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<v Speaker 1>of old birthday candles, half melt down helt together with

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<v Speaker 1>a thin rubber band of their own. Some still have

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<v Speaker 1>a little wick left, others don't. There's a small tin.

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<v Speaker 1>The lid is slightly bent, so it doesn't fit quite

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<v Speaker 1>flush anymore. Inside. If you lift the lid, you'll find

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<v Speaker 1>spare buttons, a few coins, foreign ones from a trip

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<v Speaker 1>someone took years ago and never quite unpacked all the way.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't need to sort through them. You can just

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<v Speaker 1>let them sit there the way they've been sitting for years,

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<v Speaker 1>undisturbed and unbothered. Underneath a tin, A folded paper napkin,

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<v Speaker 1>soft with age, a phone number written on it in

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<v Speaker 1>pen that started to fade. No name, no context, only

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<v Speaker 1>a number, and whatever reason someone had for writing it

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<v Speaker 1>down and never throwing it away, that's all right. It

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't need to be solved tonight. A single double a

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<v Speaker 1>battery rolls gently to the side as you shift the

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<v Speaker 1>drawers contents. You're not sure if it still has a

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<v Speaker 1>charge in it. Nobody ever is with drawer batteries. We

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<v Speaker 1>won't test it right now. Behind everything pushed way back

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<v Speaker 1>in the corner, a spare key on a thin loop

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<v Speaker 1>of string. No one quite remembers what that key opens anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just there, kept the way some things are kept

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<v Speaker 1>simply because there was never a good moment to throw

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<v Speaker 1>them away. The stove light bombs very faintly above, barely audible,

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<v Speaker 1>the kind of sound your ears stopped registering after a minute,

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<v Speaker 1>and then if you listen for it again, it's still there,

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<v Speaker 1>patient and unchanged. Outside the kitchen window, it's fully dark now.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't hear any cars passing. Only the outline of

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<v Speaker 1>a tree can be seen. The tree is still against

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<v Speaker 1>a sky that's gone from blue to something closer to black.

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<v Speaker 1>You slide the door closed, slowly, untilically back into blaze.

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<v Speaker 1>Everything inside settles again. The rubber bands, the campbells, the tin,

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<v Speaker 1>the key back into their familiar tangle, waiting for the

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<v Speaker 1>next time someone needs the rubber band and remembers exactly

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<v Speaker 1>where to look. We can stay here a while longer

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<v Speaker 1>in the low snow flight, listening to the house go

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<v Speaker 1>quiet around us. Your eyes are becoming heavier now, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's okay. You don't have to keep them open. The

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<v Speaker 1>drawer will still be there in the morning, everything in

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<v Speaker 1>it settled exactly where it belongs. The stove flight will

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<v Speaker 1>still faint and steady. The tree outside will still be

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<v Speaker 1>standing still and dark. And you can rest now if

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<v Speaker 1>you're not quite ready, that's okay. I'll stay here with

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<v Speaker 1>you and repeat this story before I head off to

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<v Speaker 1>bet myself. Just keep listening if you want to. Tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>we're staying home. Just a few steps into the kitchen

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<v Speaker 1>after everyone else has gone to bed. The room is

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<v Speaker 1>dark except for the small light over the stove, left

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<v Speaker 1>on out of habit more than need. It throws as

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<v Speaker 1>offt warm glow across the counters. Nothing sharp, nothing bright

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<v Speaker 1>enough to keep you awake. There's a drawer just to

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<v Speaker 1>the left of the sink, the kind every kitchen has,

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<v Speaker 1>not the silverware drawer, the other one, the one that

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<v Speaker 1>holds everything that doesn't have another home. You slide it open.

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<v Speaker 1>It sticks just slightly the way it always has, and

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<v Speaker 1>then gives away. Inside you find a tangle of things.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not messy, it looks settled. It's the kind of

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<v Speaker 1>tangle that's been the same for so long it stopped

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<v Speaker 1>looking cluttered and started looking familiar. What can we find here?

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<v Speaker 1>I can see a ball of rubber bands wound around

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<v Speaker 1>each other, colors faded from red and blue down to

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<v Speaker 1>something closer to gray or brown. You can pick it

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<v Speaker 1>up if you want. It's lighter than it looks, soft,

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<v Speaker 1>a little dacky under your fingers. Beside it a stack

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<v Speaker 1>of old birthday candles, half melted down, held together with

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<v Speaker 1>a thin rubber band of their own. Some still have

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<v Speaker 1>a little wick left, others don't. There's a small tin.

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<v Speaker 1>The lid is slightly bent, so it doesn't fit white

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<v Speaker 1>flush anymore. Inside, if you lift the lid, you'll find

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<v Speaker 1>spare buttons, a few coins, foreign ones from a trip

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<v Speaker 1>someone took years ago and never quite unpacked all the way.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't need to sort through them. You can just

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<v Speaker 1>let them sit there the way they've been sitting for years,

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<v Speaker 1>undisturbed and unbothered. Underneath the tin, a folded paper napkin,

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<v Speaker 1>soft with age, A phone number written on it in

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<v Speaker 1>pen that started to fade. No name, no context, only

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<v Speaker 1>a number, and whatever reason someone had for writing it

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<v Speaker 1>down and never throwing it away. That's all right, It

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't need to be solved tonight. A single double A

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<v Speaker 1>battery rolls gently to the side as you shift the

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<v Speaker 1>drawers contents. You're not sure if it still has a

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<v Speaker 1>charge in it. Nobody ever is with drawer batteries. We

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<v Speaker 1>won't test it right now. Behind everything, pushed way back

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<v Speaker 1>in the corner, a spare key on a thin loop

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<v Speaker 1>of string. No one quite remembers what that key opens anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just there, kept the ways some things are kept

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<v Speaker 1>simply because there was never a good moment to throw

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<v Speaker 1>them away. The stove light ums very faintly above you,

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<v Speaker 1>barely audible the kind of sound your ears stopped registering

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<v Speaker 1>after a minute, and then if you listen for it again,

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<v Speaker 1>it's still there, patient and unchanged. Outside kitchen window, it's

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<v Speaker 1>fully dark now. You don't hear any cars passing. Only

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<v Speaker 1>the outline of a tree can be seen. The tree

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<v Speaker 1>is still against a sky that's gone from blue to

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<v Speaker 1>something closer to black. You slide the door closed, slowly

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<v Speaker 1>until it clicks back into blaze. Everything inside settles again.

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<v Speaker 1>The rubber bands, the gambells, the tin, the key back

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<v Speaker 1>into their familiar tangle, waiting for the next time someone

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<v Speaker 1>needs the rubber band and remembers the exactly where to look.

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<v Speaker 1>We can stay here a while longer in the low

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<v Speaker 1>snove flight, listening to the house go quiet around us.

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<v Speaker 1>Your eyes are becoming heavier now, and that's okay. You

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to keep them open. The drawer will still

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<v Speaker 1>be there in the morning, everything in it settled exactly

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<v Speaker 1>where it belongs. The snow flight will still faint and steady.

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<v Speaker 1>The tree outside will still be standing still and dark,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can rest now. Good night, Sleep night, Let

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<v Speaker 1>beautiful dreams be with you tonight.