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Day 4763

Day 4763 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Bea Callahan and Linus Tidewater have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things. For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing. Control has sent an old friend to sit with Truman Beaumont for a while. Nothing calms him faster. 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

01:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
07:24Bea Callahan and Linus Tidewater have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
08:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
08:00Control has sent an old friend to sit with Truman Beaumont for a while. Nothing calms him faster.
09:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
09:00Perry Gorse called Truman Beaumont by the wrong name mid-sentence, then laughed a little too quickly.
10:00The Bakery's fresh bread smell has reached the town square. Productivity plummets.
12:00It is Wednesday lunch in Founders Park. Benches are being claimed diplomatically.
13:44Both routes are declared excellent. Everyone returns to the way they always went.
13:44Truman Beaumont and Elaine Whitlow kept their word and finished what they started.
13:44And so concludes: The Shortcut. The town will live with how it ended.
17:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
18:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
18:47Milo Ferris has turned keeping a notebook about the pond into a real part of life.
20:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
20:00The bakery sign flickered and, for a moment, read a different name entirely.
20:16Rex Callahan and Bev Tanner kept their word and finished what they started.
21:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
22:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
22:04Perry Gorse has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
22:15Abel Callahan has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
22:37Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Opal Ferris onto the water. Opal Ferris has not noticed.
23:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.

What was said

07:03Gil Ferris, Flo Ferris · June's House
Flo! Sun's out again. Like clockwork.
07:04Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Opal! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Linus! Just the person I wanted to see.
08:25Marla Finch, Bram Tidewater, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
08:48Linus Tidewater, Gil Ferris · Community Orchard & Gardens
Morning, Gil. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:51Hal Brody, Ned Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Ned. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:56Iris Brody, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Marla. I'll bring that right over.
08:59Perry Gorse, Truman Beaumont · Truman's House
You always know what to do. How?
09:04Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch, Bram Tidewater, Jonah Ferris, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
09:33Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
There you are. How is it going, really?
10:46Iris Brody, Bram Tidewater, Jonah Ferris, Alma Callahan · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
11:05Marla Finch, Sal Marino · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Sal. Everything feels possible at this hour.