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Tonight we'll read Tara Nova, a newscast original.

In this short story, a young man meets a trio of travelers who provide a new perspective on the isolated village he wants to leave.

Set in Canada's Grossmorne National Park, a World Heritage Site.

This tale draws inspiration from the table lands.

The striking desert-esque landscape is notable for illustrating the theory of plate tectonics. Let's get cozyness of your bed.

Now. Now take a few deep breaths.

Some winters, the wind comes early. A warm and wicked warning that blusters through the valley,

usually in early September, but sometimes later,

always on a day when the sky is cloudless.

A day where the air churns inside the chest, releasing a swarm of bees buzzing

fiercely where the heart used to beat. The remedy, it seems, would be to fall in love, or

maybe start a fight. I've found that running fast fast and far, quiets the hive.

Everyone in the village takes down their clotheslines not long after the wind blows through.

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