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<v Speaker 1>Us studious. The day is done, and somewhere inside you

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<v Speaker 1>there is a quiet that has been waiting for this hour.

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<v Speaker 1>Not the silence of an empty room, a different kind,

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<v Speaker 1>the kind that walks beside you through every hour and

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<v Speaker 1>never once leaves. You have been busy, becoming, becoming patient,

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<v Speaker 1>becoming strong, becoming someone the day could lean on. And

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<v Speaker 1>now the day is leaning down, and you are still here,

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<v Speaker 1>and so is the quiet. The quiet is not a

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<v Speaker 1>gap to be filled. It is not the pause between

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<v Speaker 1>two louder things. It is a presence, a companion, the

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<v Speaker 1>part of you that does not need to be impressive

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<v Speaker 1>to be present. Close your eyes if it feels safe,

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<v Speaker 1>and let that quiet sit beside you, like an old friend.

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<v Speaker 1>You do not have to speak to it. You do

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<v Speaker 1>not have to make it comfortable. It is already comfortable

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<v Speaker 1>with you. It has known you since you are small,

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<v Speaker 1>and it will know you still. It has seen you gentle,

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<v Speaker 1>It has seen you frightened. It has watched you try

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<v Speaker 1>again at things you had every reason to leave alone,

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<v Speaker 1>and it never once looked away. It has heard the

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<v Speaker 1>things you said aloud and the things you only thought,

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<v Speaker 1>and it has loved you through both the same notice

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<v Speaker 1>the breath in your chest soft and even. Notice how

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<v Speaker 1>the quiet does not ask anything of it. It just

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<v Speaker 1>lets a breath be a breath. It lets the moment

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<v Speaker 1>be a moment. It lets you be you, without the

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<v Speaker 1>smallest request to be anything more. This is the gift

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<v Speaker 1>your companion offers tonight, not wisdom, not answers, just the steady,

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<v Speaker 1>unhurried kindness of being with you, the same kindness tomorrow

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<v Speaker 1>and the day after, and the day you forget that

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<v Speaker 1>anyone was ever kind to you at all, the quiet

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<v Speaker 1>will still be there. It does not keep score, It

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<v Speaker 1>does not leave when you are hard to love. It

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<v Speaker 1>does not require you to be calm before it will

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<v Speaker 1>sit down beside you. It is the smallest kind of love.

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<v Speaker 1>There is a love that does not need to be named,

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<v Speaker 1>a love that asks for nothing in return, A love

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<v Speaker 1>that has been quietly folding itself into your days for

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<v Speaker 1>as long as you can remember, and will keep folding

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<v Speaker 1>itself into whatever comes next. It does not mind the

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<v Speaker 1>shape of your evening. It does not mind if you

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<v Speaker 1>fall asleep before the evening ends. It will keep the

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<v Speaker 1>watch for you, It will keep the room warm. It

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<v Speaker 1>will be the last thing you feel as you drift,

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<v Speaker 1>and the first thing waiting when you wake. Some nights

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<v Speaker 1>the quiet comes closer than other nights, and some nights

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<v Speaker 1>it stays at the edge of the room. And either

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<v Speaker 1>way it is yours. You do not have to earn it,

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<v Speaker 1>You only have to let it be there. Settle in.

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<v Speaker 1>You are not alone. You have never been alone. The

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<v Speaker 1>quiet was always the first to arrive and the last

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<v Speaker 1>to leave. And it is here now, and it is yours.

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<v Speaker 1>Let it hold the room for a while, Let it

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<v Speaker 1>hold you. There is nothing you need to do tonight

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<v Speaker 1>except breathe and the rest and be companied. Good night.

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<v Speaker 1>The quiet stays