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Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to a special taster of our new

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premium only story. We hope you like it. Hey yo, Hello,

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I'm Josephine and this is the Animal Tales podcast. There

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are over one hundred extra stories just for our premium subscribers,

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with a new one released every Friday, and this is

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another one. Sydney is a Premium member from San Diego,

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U s A. And she would like a story with

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an orca, a dolphin, a giant squid, and a hammer

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head shark. Don't forget to listen to the animal facts

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after the story to learn more about some of these creatures.

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For now, it's time to sit back and get comfy,

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because it's time to begin plum job. Sydney found the

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house quickly, pulling her van up outside the address by

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the curb. The street was made up of identical houses,

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and the one she needed had a bright blue door

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with a sea shell shaped door knocker. Sydney grabbed her

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case of tools from the seat beside her and was

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soon giving the seashell several sharp raps to let the

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home owners know that she'd arrived. The door, though didn't open.

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Um hullo, said a voice on the other side good morning,

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said Sydney. It's Sydney the plumber. You called about a leak.

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Sydney expected the door to be opened at this point,

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but strangely, it remained firmly shut. Yes, that was me,

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said the voice. Well, ler, are you going to let

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me in, then, asked Sydney, so I can take a

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look at it it can't you do it from out there,

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asked the voice. Not really, answered Sydney. Honestly, this was

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almost unusual. I really do need to come in if

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I'm going to help you. But we don't normally have visitors,

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said the voice, sounding worried. Look, I don't want to

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be any bother. Why don't I go and you give

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me another call when you're good and ready, said Sydney,

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turning to leave. No wait, said the voice urgently, as

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bolts were hurriedly pulled back, I really need the leak

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dealing with. The door opened to reveal a dolphin stood

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up on its tail. This, to be fair, wasn't what

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Sydney was expecting. She'd met many an animal in someone's

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house before, but they tended to be a dog, a cat,

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or a hamster. Not once she ever encountered a dolphin

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come in, said the dolphin, hopping behind the door to

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let Sydney pass, and perhaps to hide herself from any

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one passing in the street. As a plumber, Sydney had

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long ago learned not to be surprised by what she

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found in people's houses behind closed doors. People could be

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very messy, ultra clean, or have very strange ideas when

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it came to decorating. She had trained herself to ignore

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all of that and to get on with the problem

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that needed solving, which was why, despite finding herself talking

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to a dolphin, she did her very best to remain

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as helpful and professional as possible. You mentioned a leak,

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she said, yes, Come with me, said the dolphin, hopping

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up the stairs. They entered a bedroom with wave pat

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and wallpaper. This is it, the dolphin said. Sydney looked

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around the room but couldn't see a sign of water

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damage anywhere. I can't see a leak that needs fixing,

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she said, Oh no, no, no, chuckled the dolphin with embarrassment.

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I don't want you to fix a leak. I want

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you to make one over the bed if possible. I

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do beg your pardon, said Sydney, trying to understand what

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she was hearing. You want me to create a water leak.

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That's right, said the dolphin. Put a hole in a

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pipe or something. Can you do that? But your bed

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would get all wet, pointed out Sydney. That's right, nodded

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the dolphin. You've got it. It's all very well being

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a sea mammal living on the land, but it does

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tend to be a bit dry. Having a soggy bed

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would help me no end. If you'd like to hear more,

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