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Imagined Life

Wondery

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4.8 • 8.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2018

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

You’re a successful woman in a man’s business, and yet you’re not sure you can do it alone. You’ve so worked hard to get here, and your marriage is on the rocks and you’re afraid of losing everything. Hosted by Virginia Madsen.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime Members! You can listen to Imagine Life, add free on Amazon Music. Download the app today!
0:12.2	Imagine...
0:13.7	You're curled up on a chair, reading the latest best-selling murder mystery novel. It's a page-turner.
0:21.0	You haven't been able to put it down for a week. It's affecting your sleep.
0:25.2	It's making you feel jittery, a nail-biting wreck.
0:30.5	You're having lunch with your best friend. She tells you she's been studying fortune-telling.
0:38.0	She has cards in her purse. She wants to try out what she's learned on you.
0:44.0	You're a skeptical. I don't believe in that stuff.
0:47.5	Oh, come on! It'll be fun!
0:50.0	Your friend examines the cards on the table. The look on her face turns from anticipation to concern.
0:57.5	She hastily collects the cards and begins to shuffle.
1:03.5	Let's do it again. Wait. What's wrong with those cards?
1:08.5	You know what? Let's forget the fortune-telling. You're right. There's nothing to it.
1:13.5	Why did you look like you did when you saw those cards?
1:16.5	She hesitates. She insists she's no expert.
1:21.0	You push. She caves.
1:23.5	Well, the queen of hearts, that's you.
1:28.5	And next to it is the Ace of Spades. What's that mean?
1:33.5	Death.
1:40.0	Well, what's it doing so close to me?
1:45.5	Later that evening, you overhear your husband talking to a friend.
1:50.0	I've been wondering what to do. I finally made up my mind.
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