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Day 4084

Day 4084 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town. Linus Tidewater and Bea Callahan no longer need a reason to call round. Alma Callahan and Bram Tidewater have got into the habit of each other. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.

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What was announced

07:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
07:26Linus Tidewater and Bea Callahan no longer need a reason to call round.
07:34Alma Callahan and Bram Tidewater have got into the habit of each other.
08:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
09:00Mabel Tidewater has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
09:07Whatever Iris Brody and Marla Finch were circling, they have landed on it.
11:00The queue at the bakery has reached the door. Nobody minds; it is that kind of queue.
12:00It is Wednesday lunch in Founders Park. Benches are being claimed diplomatically.
12:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
12:34The prize pie is found — it was borrowed, not stolen. All is forgiven over coffee.
12:34Truman Beaumont and Hal Brody kept their word and finished what they started.
12:34And so concludes: The Case of the Missing Prize Pie. The town will live with how it ended.
13:00The tide is out further than usual. Edie Gorse has gone to look at what it left behind.
14:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
15:22Gil Ferris has an answer, of a sort, and has decided it will do.
16:00The rain has driven everyone indoors, and the café is doing the best trade of the week.
18:59Marla Finch and Hattie Whitlow kept their word and finished what they started.
19:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
22:04Wren Gorse is explaining boats to anyone who will listen down at The Anchor.
22:10Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Wilf Tanner onto the water. Wilf Tanner has not noticed.
22:16Alma Callahan has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
22:19Dell Tanner has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
22:35The Anchor's piano is being played by Opal Ferris, who cannot play piano.

What was said

06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip, you look well enough to be useful.
07:03Cole Whitlow, Mabel Tidewater · Rex's House
Hello, Mabel. Nothing serious, I hope.
07:04Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Opal! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Well if it isn't Linus. How's the day treating you?
07:05Bram Tidewater, Alma Callahan · Gus's House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:17Iris Brody, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Morning, Hattie. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:19Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
Cass, this conversation is covered under the friendly-encounter clause.
07:22Marla Finch, Gil Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Gil. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:35Marla Finch, Wren Gorse, Ike Tidewater, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
08:47Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
Ned! Just the person I wanted to see.
08:51Bev Tanner, Hal Brody · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:04Edie Gorse, Mabel Tidewater · Seahaven General
Morning, Mabel. Everything feels possible at this hour.★