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Day 5471

Day 5471 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Fern Gorse is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning. The queue at the bakery has reached the door. Nobody minds; it is that kind of queue. Perry Gorse has got to the bottom of it. The bottom was not far down. 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

04:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
08:00The queue at the bakery has reached the door. Nobody minds; it is that kind of queue.
09:07Perry Gorse has got to the bottom of it. The bottom was not far down.
10:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
12:10Both routes are declared excellent. Everyone returns to the way they always went.
12:10Truman Beaumont and Cole Whitlow kept their word and finished what they started.
12:10And so concludes: The Shortcut. The town will live with how it ended.
13:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
13:00Hal Brody and Ned Ferris have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
14:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
15:51Ned Ferris and Cole Whitlow kept their word and finished what they started.
16:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
17:00Fern Gorse is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
17:00Three separate neighbours greeted Truman Beaumont with the identical sentence this morning.
19:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
20:29Abel Callahan has turned practising stories worth telling into a real part of life.
21:58Mabel Tidewater is explaining boats to anyone who will listen down at The Anchor.
22:09Jonah Ferris has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
22:13Lark Ferris is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
22:15Wren Gorse has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
22:27Cole Whitlow is conducting an imaginary orchestra near the dartboard.
22:36Linus Tidewater has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.

What was said

06:59Hal Brody, Kip Doyle · Sunrise Café
Morning, Kip. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:03Mabel Tidewater, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
Nell, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:04Jonah Ferris, Ned Ferris · Dr. Pratt's House
There you are, Ned. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:04Bram Tidewater, Alma Callahan · Gus's House
Morning, Alma. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:05Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Hello, Opal. I am supposed to be filing, so this is a rescue.
07:17Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:17Milo Ferris, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Oh, hello Iris. Some rain, huh?
07:27Hal Brody, Abel Callahan, Ewan Callahan, Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.★
07:30Cole Whitlow, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
Nell. Sit, if you like. I am not going to make you talk.
08:08Marla Finch, Bea Callahan, Abel Callahan · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:30Milo Ferris, Hal Brody, Wren Gorse, Ewan Callahan, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Morning, Hal. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
08:46Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
There you are. How is it going, really?