Hanging it up

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The notes precise and constant. Each delivery sparked another and another as nature’s troubadours pleaded with the dreaming world to awaken.

As the birdsong continued, the sunlight tore through the slotted void between the curtain and window. It festooned and warmed the cheek of the tiny human who lay asleep. A serene voice said, “wake up it’s time for school.”

My eyes opened slowly while my mother shook me gently. The waiting world sparked a tsunami of excitement within me as I slowly rose in anticipation of commencing my scholastic adventure.

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