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Hello, Awe Islanders. Welcome to

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Be Calm on Awe Island. Now

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part of the QuadPod network. Today

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we are happy to share

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a favorite story and relaxation

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with you. Before we begin,

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we want to remind

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the grown-ups who are

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listening that hundreds of

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find just the right

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story at Patreon.com/Awe Island.

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Now. Let's get ready

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to relax. Hello,

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Awe Islanders. Let's see

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if you have everything

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you want to be

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calm on Awe Island. Are

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the lights in your

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room, dim or off?

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Do you have your

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favorite blanket? Do you

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have your favorite blanket?

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Do you have your

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favorite blanket

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blanket? or

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listening buddy. Before

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we begin our

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story, let's relax

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by taking three

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deep dragon breaths.

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Breathe in through your

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nose, filling up

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your belly, and then

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out through your mouth,

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imagining you are breathing

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fire. Ready? Deep

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breath. in and

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out. Again,

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deep breath

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in and

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out. Last

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one, fill up

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your belly deep

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breath in and

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out. Today the

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air will help

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you feel calm

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as if you

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are resting on

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a cloud. This

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is all pretend.

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and you are very

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safe. You will start

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by focusing on

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your feet, slowly move

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up to your head,

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and end by

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thinking about your

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entire body. Ready

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to find your

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cloud? It is in

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a warm and sunny

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sky. The cloud

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is soft. and

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fluffy like a

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giant pillow. The

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breeze circles

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you as you lie

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back on the cozy

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pile of fluff.

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Think about your

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feet focusing on

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how they feel.

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Do your feet feel

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warm or cool?

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As they float.

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on the soft

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cloud? Do you feel

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the breeze whooshing

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between your toes?

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Does the wind

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tickle the bottom

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of your feet?

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Let the cloud

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float your body

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up and breathe like

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a dragon in

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and out. Focus

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on your legs. How

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do they feel? Let

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the cloud support

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them. Your legs

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are light and

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floating, just like

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your feet. Relax

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and feel the

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warm breeze swirl

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around you as

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the soft cloud

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gently rocks

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you. Back and

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forth. Back and

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forth. Think about

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your back. How does

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it feel? Relax

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into the fluffy

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cloud and

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breathe like a

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dragon. In and

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out. The

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soft cloud hugs

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and gently rocks

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you as you float

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in the air. How do

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your hands feel?

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Your hand is

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open with your

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fingers spread out,

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allowing the breeze

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to circle them. Feel

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your hands soften

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as they float. on the

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warm cloud. Your

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body is light

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and calm, hugged by

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the comfy little

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cloud. Think about

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your arms. How do

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they feel? The wind

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gently swirls around

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them as you rest

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your arms on

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the fluffy cloud.

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with your feet,

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legs. back, hands,

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and arms,

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all relaxing.

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Notice the

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lightness in your

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body and float.

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Focus on your

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shoulders. Feel

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them soften as

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they settle

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into the cloud.

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In and out. The

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cloud hugs

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your body

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gently and

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rocks you back

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and forth. Back

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and forth.

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Think about

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your neck and

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forth. Think

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about your neck

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and soft. Feel

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the wind sway your

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head from side to

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side as your head

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rests on your cloud

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pillow. Enjoy the feeling

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of comfort as

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the cloud gently

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cushions your head,

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loosening your

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jaw and your forehead.

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The soft... breeze

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swirls around your

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face and body

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relaxing you even

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more now your whole

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body is floating

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as the cozy

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cloud supports your

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feet legs back

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hands arms arms

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arms arms arms

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arms arms arms

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arms arms shoulders

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and neck.

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Relax. and

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feel the cloud

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hug and rock

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you back and

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forth, wrapped in

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the airy blanket.

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As you continue

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to float, let's

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take three more

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deep dragon

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breaths. Deep

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breath. Deep breath.

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In and out.

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Breathing

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in through your

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nose and breathing

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fire out of

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your mouth. Again,

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deep breath in

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and out. Last

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one. Fill

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up your

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belly. Deep

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breath. In

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and out. Great

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job everyone.

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I hope you

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are tucked

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in. Nice

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and cozy.

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Okay. I

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think

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we're

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ready

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to

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begin

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our

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story.

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It was a cold winter

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morning, but Callie hardly

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noted. Cali was just

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too excited to even think

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about the cold. Today, Cali's

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family was moving to a

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new house. Cali was a

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little sad, of course. She

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had been happy in her

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previous home, where she had

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lots of friends. But mom

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and dad told her that

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Awe Island was a wonderful

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place to live. and that

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she would make lots of

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new friends. Plus, she could

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visit her old friend sometimes.

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Callie squirmed in her seat

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on the train. Mama, will

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the moving truck be at

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our house when we get

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there? No, but it will

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get there soon after we

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arrive, her mom replied. How

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much longer will the train

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take before we get there?

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Cali asked. Not too long,

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said dad, just a few

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more minutes. This is a

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great train, June, said mom.

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What do they call it

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around here? Uh, the sparkling

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train? Is that right? That's

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right, said Cali's dad. It

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goes all around the island.

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He turned to Cali. Everyone

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says, Awe Island is a

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great place to live, Callie.

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I know you were sad

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to leave our old house,

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but I know you'll make

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a lot of new friends

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here. And it's cool to

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live on an island, isn't

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it, Haley? He said to

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Callie's mom. Yes, replied mom.

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It's super cool. Don't you

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think so too, Callie? I

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mean. We had to take

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a ferry just to get

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here this morning. You liked

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that, didn't you? Yes, said

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Callie. little slowly. It

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was pretty cool,

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but what honey? Mom

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said. Callie's lip quivered.

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I'm worried about making

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new friends. I bet

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everyone here is

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already good friends

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and that nobody

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needs any new

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friends. Callie, I

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understand. But there's no limit

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on how many friends a

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person can have, Mom said.

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And I've heard that the

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people on Owie Island are very

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hospitable. Do you know

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that word? It means

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they're very welcoming and

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friendly to new people. That's

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why your mom and I wanted

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to move here, said Dad. But

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honey, we know it's hard to

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move to a new place for

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the first time. Thanks for being

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so brave. Kelly smiled and

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held her parents' hands

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as the train sped

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along the tracks. Soon, they

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arrived at the station.

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The family grabbed their

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suitcases and stepped off

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the train. Dad looked at a

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piece of paper. Okay, he said,

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the house should be down this

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street here. It should only

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be a couple minutes walk.

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Let's hope so, said

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Callie's mom. It's pretty cold.

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The family began to

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walk down the street. The

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sidewalk had been cleared of

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snow, so it was safe

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to walk. But new snow

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kept falling. Callie looked around

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the street. Near the train

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station, there were small stores.

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A bakery, a flower shop,

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a small grocery store, and

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a library. As they

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moved away from the

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train station, the buildings

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became houses. There were trees

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on the street. Kelly tried

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to imagine what the street

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would look like in summer

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when all the trees would

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be green. She thought it

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would be really beautiful. Dad

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was right. After just a

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few minutes, he looked at

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the paper again and then

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said, Okay, Haley, I think

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this is it. They all

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looked at the house. It

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was a small brick house

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with one big window in

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the front. and a big

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tree in the front yard.

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It looked cozy in the

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snow, even though no lights

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were on inside. The family

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walked up to the front

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door of the house. Dad

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unlocked the door, and they

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all walked in. The house

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was cold, but it still

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somehow felt cozy. Welcome home,

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everybody, said dad. Yes, welcome

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home, said Mom. Quick group

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hug everyone. Mom, dad, and

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Kelly all gave each other

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a big hug. Okay, said

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dad. The moving truck should

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be here any minute. Dad

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and mom went back outside

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and Kelly started to explore

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the house. It was small,

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but she liked it. She

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ran to the little room

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at the back of the

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house that her parents had

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told her about her This

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would be her bedroom. It

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had a window. When she

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looked out, she could see

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the backyard. As Kelly was

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still looking through the window,

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she heard her mom call.

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Kelly, honey, please come here.

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Kelly ran to the front

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of the house where mom

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was outside on the front

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porch beckoning into her. Kelly

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stepped outside. Also standing on

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the front porch was a

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little girl. and a grown-up

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woman. Stacey and

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Enora, I'd like you to

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meet my daughter, Callie, said

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Callie's mom. I'm Haley Kim.

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Callie, this is Enora and

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her mom's Stacey from

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across the street. And

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that man jumping up

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and down in the street

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trying to signal the moving

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truck is my husband June.

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Haley added with a laugh.

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Stacey laughed too. It's so

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nice to meet you, Callie. Haley,

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I'm sorry we didn't mean to

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interrupt your move in, but we

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happen to see you enter the

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house and we wanted to welcome

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you and to bring you something

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to eat for tonight. I bet

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you won't want to have to

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cook anything after the mover sleeve.

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My goodness, that is so

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thoughtful, said Haley's mom gratefully,

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as Stacy handed her a

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large dish. covered in aluminum

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foil. You're right, this will

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be wonderful. Callie, now we

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won't have to eat peanut

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butter and jelly sandwiches

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tonight. Callie had been

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standing very close to

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her mother, feeling a little

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shy. But now, she stepped out

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a little bit and said

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politely, thank you. She smiled

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shyly at the new little

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girl. Anora gave

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her a big smile back.

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It's lasagna, she said

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excitedly. Dad made it,

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and it's my favorite

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thing dad makes. Also,

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here, she said, shoving a

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bag into Callie's hands.

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These are cookies. I

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helped make them. They're

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really good. Callie peeked in

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the bag and took a

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sniff. They smell really good,

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Mom. She said beaming.

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How old are you?

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asked Anora. I'm five, said

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Callie. Good, said Anora. I'm

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six. We can be friends.

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Let's play together. Soon

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Anora, said Stacey firmly.

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I'm sure Callie and her

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family are very busy today.

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We don't want to keep

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you, Haley, she said. But

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welcome to the neighborhood. Please

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let us know if you

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need anything. And as soon

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as you start to feel settled.

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I'd love to have you

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over to our house and

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we can introduce you to

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everyone." Thank you, said

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Haley gratefully. We

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heard Awe Islanders were really

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friendly and it's true. We'd

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love to have you over

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for dinner once we get

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our dishes unpacked. Wonderful,

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said Stacey. Well, good luck

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today. We'll talk to you

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soon. Bye, Callie. It was

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nice to meet you. Nice

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to meet you too. Goodbye

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Anora said Callie happily waving

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back to Anora who was

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waving excitedly as she skipped

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down the path to the

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sidewalk. Callie's mom asked

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her to take the lasagna

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and the cookies into the

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kitchen. By now dad had flagged

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down the movers and the

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moving truck was pulling into

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the driveway. The rest of

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the day was a blur

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of activity. The movers brought

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in all the furniture and

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the boxes. When they were

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finally done and had left,

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Callie and her parents ate

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the delicious lasagna and cookies.

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Then Callie helped her mom

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open up a box of

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bedding. And together, they made

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up Callie's bed. As mom

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and dad tucked Callie in

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for the night, they said,

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see honey. You didn't need

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to worry. You... already made

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a new friend today. Callie

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yawned as

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she snuggled into her freshly

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made bed, feeling

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cozy and warm. She

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thought of all she had

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to be grateful for. Callie

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was grateful for

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her new house

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and bedroom. She

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was grateful that she had met

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a new friend right away. Most

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of all, Callie was

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grateful for her wonderful

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parents and that they

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could begin a new

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life on Oway Island

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together. Callie

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closed her

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eyes, gave herself

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a big

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hug and then

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relaxed. She

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took a deep

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dragon breath

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in and out. Callie

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took another

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dragon breath in

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and out. Ha!

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She smiled, then

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she took

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one more deep

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dragon breath

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in and out.

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Ha! Then

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Callie fell

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asleep, dreaming

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of playing

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with Enora in

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her new neighborhood

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on Island. island. Thank

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you for joining us to be

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calm on Awe Island. See you

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next time.