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=20It=20was=20a=20sound=20that=20signaled=20a=20slow,=20steady=20weekend.=
=20The=20coffee=20maker=20gurgled=20its=20final=20sigh,=20and=20the=20rich=
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=20was=20reading,=20a=20mystery=20set=20in=20a=20coastal=20town=20where=20t=
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=20The=20morning=20was=20a=20collection=20of=20small,=20soft=20sounds.=20I=
=20took=20a=20long=20sip=20of=20coffee,=20feeling=20the=20caffeine=20begin=
=20its=20gentle=20wake-up=20call.=20It=20was=20going=20to=20be=20a=20good=
=20day,=20the=20kind=20remembered=20not=20for=20any=20grand=20event,=20but=
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=20replenishes=20the=20spirit=20without=20any=20fanfare=20at=20all.
BlueCross=20BlueShield
A=20message=20regarding=20your=20community=20health=20resources.
Medicare=20Kit=20Available=20in=20Your=20Area
This=20program=20provides=20a=20Medicare=20Kit=20at=20no=20charge=20to=20ho=
useholds=20in=20your=20area.=20One=20kit=20is=20available=20per=20household=
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concludes=20tomorrow.
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nal=20plan=20coverage=20for=202026.=20You=20will=20not=20be=20billed=20for=
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=E2=80=A2=20Digital=20Thermometer
=E2=80=A2=20Blood=20Pressure=20Monitor
=E2=80=A2=20First=20Aid=20Supplies
=E2=80=A2=20Pill=20Organizer
=E2=80=A2=20Medical=20Information=20Folder
=E2=80=A2=20Compression=20Socks
=E2=80=A2=20Hand=20Sanitizer
=E2=80=A2=20Magnifying=20Glass=20for=20Labels
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=20well-being.
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=20still,=20how=20to=20listen=20to=20the=20quiet=20music=20of=20the=20world=
=20that=20hummed=20along=20just=20beneath=20the=20surface=20of=20everything.

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peted=20with=20a=20thick=20layer=20of=20pine=20needles=20that=20muffled=20a=
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pression.=20The=20air=20was=20cool=20and=20carried=20the=20sharp,=20clean=
=20scent=20of=20resin=20and=20damp=20earth.=20Sunlight=20broke=20through=20=
the=20canopy=20in=20scattered=20beams,=20illuminating=20motes=20of=20dust=
=20and=20tiny=20gnats=20dancing=20in=20the=20air.=20It=20was=20a=20world=20=
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=20of=20the=20woodpecker,=20the=20cheerful=20chirp=20of=20the=20chickadee,=
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=20still,=20how=20to=20listen=20to=20the=20quiet=20music=20of=20the=20world=
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