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Day 310

What a day Seahaven Springs has had—rain brought the town indoors and closer together, from the café's bustling warmth to the gentle synchronicity of umbrellas blooming across Main Street. Dot Ferris found herself in a flowerbed disagreement that landed her in the very hospital where she works, a turn of irony that hasn't escaped anyone; meanwhile Dr. Pratt has begun visiting her room with a frequency that speaks louder than words. As the clouds cleared and a rainbow painted itself across the bay, Gus declared this the finest town in the world—twice—and somewhere near the dartboard, someone's imaginary orchestra played on. By evening, the unclaimed umbrella still waited by the café door, and Truman and Sal's project stood finished at last, a small triumph among the day's gentle dramas.

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What was announced

04:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.
07:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
08:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
09:01Dr. Cornelius Pratt and Dot Ferris have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
11:06A drip has appeared in the ceiling at The Anchor. A bucket is deployed.
12:00The rain has driven everyone indoors, and the café is doing the best trade of the week.
14:00Dot Ferris came off worse in an argument with a garden gnome and a flowerbed and is spending a few days in Seahaven General.
14:24Bev Tanner has turned keeping a notebook about the pond into a real part of life.
16:00Business is slow enough that Milo Ferris has been sent home early. Nobody argues.
17:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
18:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
19:00Elaine Whitlow and Marla Finch have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
19:25Gus Tidewater has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
19:43Sal Marino and Truman Beaumont kept their word and finished what they started.
20:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
20:34Norma Quist and Marla Finch have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
21:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
22:14Fern Gorse is conducting an imaginary orchestra near the dartboard.
22:21Flo Tidewater has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.

What was said

07:34Gus Tidewater, Flo Tidewater, Elaine Whitlow, Dot Ferris, June Ellery · Sunrise Café
Rain's good for the nets. Keeps 'em from drying out wrong.★
08:25Dot Ferris, Dr. Cornelius Pratt, Gus Tidewater, Elaine Whitlow, Flo Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Love, you're here early. Rain keeping you up, or just the milestone excitement?★
08:33Marla Finch, June Ellery · Sunrise Café
June, love, you're out in this weather. Coffee's hot—the usual?
09:27Elaine Whitlow, Edie Gorse · Founders Park
Oh, hello there, little one. Shouldn't you be tucked up at home in this rain?
09:44June Ellery, Truman Beaumont, Bev Tanner · Seahaven Mutual
Truman, do you have a moment? I wanted your advice on something.
10:59Rex Callahan, Norma Quist · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Norma. Just the usual today.
11:11Norma Quist, Rex Callahan, Sal Marino · Norma's Grocery
Rain's coming down proper now. You two tracking water everywhere or just Rex today?
11:13Truman Beaumont, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Morning, Marla. Coffee, please—the usual. Rain's really coming down out there.
12:17Kip Doyle, Dr. Cornelius Pratt · Sunrise Café
Doc! You're out in this mess. Coffee's hot if you need warming up, boss.
12:43Marla Finch, Gus Tidewater, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Coffee's on, Gus. The usual? And Truman, I've got your lighthouse mug warming.
12:46Dot Ferris, Hal Brody · Sheriff's Office
Hal. Didn't expect to find you here on a rainy day. Thought you'd be out rescuing something.
12:55Sal Marino, Norma Quist · The Salty Gull
Good to see you, Norma. I'll bring that right over.