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McDonald - 2051)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">The sun was slowly setting as the long shadows were
creeping across the sea. Ewan had enjoyed his first day on Risa and it
had been nice to get away from work and responsibilities for a short while at
least. He spotted the beginning of a fire on the beach between him and
the resort. It was far enough away not to disturb the people at the resort but
close enough for people to see it if they wanted to go over. As he got closer,
he saw the barmaid that he had spoken earlier, and she was with a small group
of people. He began to walk further up the beach so that he would not disturb
them, but she called out to him as he passed.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">“Hay Trumpet man we are about to have a play come and
join us.”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">He paused for a moment with indecision but turned and
headed towards them. As he got closer, she introduced the other members of the
group. Her name was Jiasre and her friends were Lanhi, Deraan and Unaad.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">“He maybe a brass player but don’t hold that against
him.”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">He grinned back.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">“Thank you very much.”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">He looked at the burning bonfire and the sunset.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">“This is nice.”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">She smiled at him.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">“Yes, we do this often. It’s a nice way to relax
after a long day. You ready.”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">She pulled out a what looked like a violin from a bag
she had by her feet and sat down on the sand near the fire. The other three
pulled at a mixture of string instruments and sat down beside her. Ewan smiled
and sat down as well. He opened his case and pulled out his pocket trumpet
which was a compact version of a proper sized trumpet which made it easier for
traveling. He blow down the trumpet and pressed the valves a couple of times to
make sure that they were not sticking or blocking it.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">“Okay?”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">He nodded.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">“Okay so we will do an easy one for Ewan to get
settled okay….good. Let’s play
.”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">She looked over at him a smiled.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">“It’s a Risan classic from my part of the world. It’s
a folk song, so we won’t be going to fast and its lots of verses, so listen to
and then join in when you are happy.”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">Ewan nodded. He watched her nod to a Unaad with a
guitar.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">“Okay. When you are ready.”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">Unaad strummed his guitar and began as the others
joined. Ewan sat there for a moment listening to the music with the soft
braking of the waves. With the setting sun and the crackle of the fire.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">~Nice~</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">There was a soft nudge and he looked back at Jiasre
who was playing. She grinned at his and indicated his trumpet. He nodded brough
the trumpet to his lips and began to play quietly with the others. He saw
movement out the corner of his eye as he saw people begin to move towards them
across the beach.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979yiv9039329341ydp5156288cmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;background:white;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">(Reply any who want to chill on the beach by the fire
at sunset with some music)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="ydp9aeb9979MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"New",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext">(Posted by
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