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honey,=20the=20quiet=20park=20where=20we=20had=20watched=20a=20family=20of=
=20ducks.=20These=20were=20the=20landmarks=20of=20our=20personal=20maps.=20=
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=20by=20their=20songs,=20a=20goal=20that=20seemed=20both=20simple=20and=20p=
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=20it=20looked=20right=20at=20home.=20As=20I=20drove=20home,=20I=20thought=
=20about=20the=20value=20of=20these=20collaborative=20hours,=20the=20way=20=
shared=20focus=20on=20a=20tangible=20task=20can=20lead=20to=20such=20easy,=
=20flowing=20conversation.=20It=20felt=20productive=20in=20more=20ways=20th=
an=20one.=20The=20day=20ended=20quietly,=20with=20the=20soft=20glow=20of=20=
a=20lamp=20and=20the=20turning=20of=20pages,=20a=20comfortable=20silence=20=
that=20was=20itself=20a=20kind=20of=20dialogue.=20It=20was=20a=20good=20day=
,=20a=20day=20of=20making=20things,=20both=20physical=20and=20intangible.
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