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When you wake up in the morning, you look outside your window to see the world in blue.

A tingle of excitement sweeps through you as you remind yourself of what today will

bring. For the first time in months, your best friend will be visiting.

Swaddled in blankets, you gaze out from your wooden cabin, seeing the maple trees, spring flowers,

and ferns all around you.

Your quiet home is situated in a grassy clearing.

Two lips, daffodils, and some flowers all turn their heads up to look at the sun.

It's time for you too to come out of your hibernation and immerse yourself in your beautiful

surroundings. Your friend has been a part of your life for as long as you can remember.

In your youth, the two of you spent the majority of your free time together,

exploring, playing, and enjoying the true bond that friendship can bring.

Your friend moved away for work as adulthood brought new responsibilities and opportunities.

However, you both committed to a promise. You would keep a tradition alive and visit your

favourite place once each season of every year. And that place is the beautiful lake of Algonquin Park.

Today is one of those occasions.

Right on cue, you see a familiar figure coming into view on your driveway.

Your friend walks up the long gravel path, grinning in anticipation for your spring tradition.

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