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Speaker 1: Cancil to paper sketching you art on this page. What

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Speaker 1: kind of journey will this drawing bring to life? Today?

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Speaker 1: Another adventure waits for you.

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Speaker 2: A ro scout and Layla.

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Speaker 1: My comment wong to It's imagination time and curiosity cold

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Speaker 1: Curiosity came. It's a magical place come true. Welcome to

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Speaker 3: Cald Hello, and welcome back to season three of Adventures

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Speaker 3: of Curiosity Cove. It's meet Ella the Curious and whether

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Speaker 3: you're joining us for the first time or coming back

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Speaker 3: for more adventures, I'm so thrilled to have you here.

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Speaker 3: This season, we'll dive into brand new adventures from my treehouse.

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Speaker 2: Think cozy beanbags, bluffy.

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Speaker 3: Pillows, and of course my favorite stuffy row right by

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Speaker 2: It's peaceful, almost like.

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Speaker 3: My mom just used her relaxing dream spread, perfect for

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Speaker 2: So what are we waiting for? Let's dive in Parker's puzzle.

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Speaker 4: Parker was a true introvert. Now what's an introvert you ask, Well,

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Speaker 4: in my opinion, it's someone whose brain batteries get charged

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Speaker 4: No judgment. Now let's talk extroverts. They're the ones who

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Speaker 4: get their energy from being around people, talking, laughing, telling stories,

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Speaker 4: maybe dancing in the kitchen for no reason at all. Again,

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Speaker 4: no judgment. But here's the twist. Just because you're an

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Speaker 4: introvert doesn't mean you don't like people, and being an

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Speaker 4: It's kind of like an ice cream sunday. Some of

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Speaker 4: We're all built differently, and that's what makes the world

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Speaker 4: such a fun, weird, beautiful place. What else made Parker unique?

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Speaker 4: I'm so glad you asked. Well. Her bread and butter,

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Speaker 4: her peanut butter and jelly, her egg sandwich with mayonnaise,

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Speaker 4: her chocolate milkshake with French fries was puzzles. She loved

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Speaker 4: a good puzzle. What kind of puzzles you ask, The

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Speaker 4: something magical about sitting alone with her thoughts. It was

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Speaker 4: When she worked on a puzzle, it was like she

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Speaker 4: Parker was working on a one thousand piece puzzle of

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Speaker 4: was one piece that just didn't fit anywhere. It had

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Speaker 4: looked like a banana peel. Hmmm, Parker said, tapping her chin, you're.

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Speaker 2: A weirdo piece. I like that about you.

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Speaker 4: She flipped it, turned it, even held it up to

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Speaker 4: There in tiny print was a clue.

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Speaker 3: The monkey hides behind the tiger's tail.

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Speaker 4: Parker grinned. Of course, she found the tiger's tail, slid

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Speaker 4: But puzzles weren't just cardboard and corners and jungle monkeys

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Speaker 4: to Parker. Before this, she always thought puzzles were something

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Speaker 4: with puzzles. When Parker was seven, she found out she

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Speaker 4: that was a whole new kind of puzzle. She felt joy, excitement, nervousness, curiosity, fear,

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Speaker 3: I should be excited about getting a baby, brother or sister,

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Speaker 3: Maybe if it's a brother, I'll hang out with Dad

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Speaker 3: Ugh, babies are a lot of work. Why is this

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Speaker 4: Parker was really struggling with the news. But here's the thing.

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Speaker 4: It's often in our hardest moments that we uncover the

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Speaker 4: and in the middle of all that confusion, frustration, and

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Speaker 4: And that also meant one big thing. Time was almost up.

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Speaker 4: all to herself, she was already mad. It was raining,

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Speaker 4: Parker stomped off downstairs in a fury. She didn't want

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Speaker 4: She stared at her bookshelf fuming, and then she saw it.

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Speaker 4: That night, at dinner, her parents asked what inspired her

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Speaker 3: Well, I haven't told you, guys, but I've been really

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Speaker 2: I don't want to lose you, Mom or you Dad.

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Speaker 3: I know you're going to be giving the baby a

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Speaker 3: Before I even knew what was happening, I started putting

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Speaker 2: I thought so too.

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Speaker 3: But the weird part is I wasn't thinking about the

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Speaker 2: I was only thinking about the puzzle.

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Speaker 4: Well maybe subconsciously, Like Mom said, you were sorting it

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Speaker 2: Yeah, that's exactly how I felt. Do you think we

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Speaker 2: Sure, sweetie.

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Speaker 4: And that's when it all began Parker's puzzling obsession. It

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Speaker 4: Once Parker realized puzzles helped calm and organize her thoughts,

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Speaker 4: When Parker got the zoomies, she would dash outside and

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Speaker 4: She also discovered a new love, indoor cycling. It all

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Speaker 4: A wand the boss?

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Speaker 2: Yeah, let's go.

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Speaker 4: Parker blinked, that looks fun, and right as her mom

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Speaker 2: Hey, Ann, what's up? Can I try? Oh? Sure?

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Speaker 3: a class country pop or classic rock.

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Speaker 4: Parker velcroed her shoes and clicked them into the pedals.

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Speaker 4: She popped on the headphones, and off she went fifteen

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Speaker 4: She loved exploring all the these new ways to stimulate

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Speaker 4: With that, he left the room. It wasn't what Parker

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