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After reading (October) about enjoying the sounds of nature, I was reminded of a game I used to play with my youngest daughter before she became a teenager. When walking our dog in our local woodland, to have a break from her incessant (but delightful) chatter, I would say: “Let’s see how many sounds we can hear in the next two minutes.” It was amazing. After walking in silence

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