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Day 4869

Day 4869 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Rex Callahan lost a disagreement with a deckchair on the promenade and is spending a few days in Seahaven General. Rex Callahan is in Seahaven General after they lost a disagreement with a deckchair on the promenade. Silas Tidewater was born to Bram Tidewater and Hattie Whitlow. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Loaf That Cannot Be Repeated reaches its conclusion. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.

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What was announced

03:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
07:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
09:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
09:00Rex Callahan lost a disagreement with a deckchair on the promenade and is spending a few days in Seahaven General.
09:33Ned Ferris and Kip Doyle have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
10:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
11:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
13:18Bev Tanner has kept at learning the orchard properly long enough that the town expects it now.
13:27Wilf Tanner suggests the weather was different that day, and is taken seriously.
13:50Linus Tidewater has turned practising stories worth telling into a real part of life.
15:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
15:00Something glinted in the hedge at eye height, tracking Truman Beaumont as he passed.
15:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
15:00Truman Beaumont and Wilf Tanner kept their word and finished what they started.
16:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
19:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
21:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
22:00Cass Tanner has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
22:09Cole Whitlow has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
22:10Linus Tidewater is explaining boats to anyone who will listen down at The Anchor.
22:22Wren Gorse has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
22:23Fern Gorse offered to buy the room a drink, then checked a pocket.

What was said

06:35Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:04Cole Whitlow, Mabel Tidewater · Rex's House
Mabel! Not a cloud in the sky.
07:19Marla Finch, Opal Ferris · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Opal. Everything behaving itself?
07:23Truman Beaumont, Iris Brody, Wilf Tanner, Ned Ferris, Perry Gorse · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.
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08:23Jonah Ferris, Ned Ferris · Dr. Pratt's House
Morning, Ned. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:24Hal Brody, Iris Brody, Bev Tanner, Opal Ferris, Wilf Tanner · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
★
08:48Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:50Marla Finch, Alma Callahan · Sunrise Café
There you are, Alma. I was hoping we would cross paths.
09:00Bev Tanner, Elaine Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Morning, Elaine. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:08Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Boss! Perfect timing. I have a theory and fresh rolls.
09:53Edie Gorse, Bea Callahan · Town Hall
Morning, Bea. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
10:08Abel Callahan, Ewan Callahan · The Salty Gull
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.