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Speaker 1: part way to succeeding. Its name is heel Fannock, or

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Speaker 1: or perhaps a gateway, as some might say. Constructed in

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Speaker 1: remnants of an old barn, it is comprised largely of

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Speaker 1: year old Liz was first to exit, followed by her partner, Bill,

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Speaker 1: It was even more beautiful than she remembered, She thought,

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Speaker 1: Bill had become increasingly frustrated with how much his time

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Speaker 1: that first summer, as the family settled into their new lives,

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Speaker 1: Come November, the couple welcomed new arrival, Ben into their

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