... home into a townhouse in the loud, fast-paced city. It was a pretty big change. We went from falling asleep to the sound of nature's lullabies, to the obnoxious 3 a.m. honking of cars driving by and all the commotion of our next door neighbor's nightlife. After a while of living in the city, I forgot how the crickets made that annoying, yet soothing chirping sound. I forgot the frogs and this single owl ... that would hoot at the same time every night as if he were ... nature's security system. Although I missed the peacefulness of the country, I never felt more free than when I was wi...

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