On Sunday afternoons, sometimes they would walk down to the riverbank. The children splashed while the adults sat on driftwood, watching light braid itself across the water. The farm receded behind them into a contour of fields and hedgerow. For a few hours, the world narrowed to the river and the rhythm of breath and the soft, uncomplicated joy of being present. The laughter that rose was as plain and lovely as any prayer.

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