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Homeowner Finds Warm Spot in Backyard Snow, Then Realizes Why It’s There.
On a crisp winter morning in New England, Gregory Lee stepped into his snow-covered backyard with a warm mug of coffee. Frosted trees shimmered in the early light, and the scene felt calm and untouched. No footprints marked the fresh snow, until Gregory noticed something unusual near his garden shed.
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Gregory stepped into his snow-covered
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yard, expecting silence until he saw it
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breathing. A perfect circle of melted
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snow steaming in the frozen ground as if
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the earth itself were alive. No pipes,
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no fire, no explanation. When he dug
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beneath it, he uncovered something that
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wasn't supposed to exist beneath an
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ordinary suburban lawn. But before we
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stories. Gregory Lee awoke to a crisp
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New England morning. The kind where the
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air felt sharp and the world seemed to
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hold its breath. As he sipped his coffee
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and gazed out over his frostcovered
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backyard, he noticed an unusual sight.
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The yard, blanketed in pristine snow,
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was interrupted by a thin thread of
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steam rising mysteriously from the
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ground. Gregory's yellow mut, Max,
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bounded outside, leaving playful prints
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in the snow. His curiosity peaked by the
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steam as well. Drawn by the oddity,
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Gregory approached the spot, Max
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trotting beside him. There he found a
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nearperfect circle where the snow had
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melted, revealing the warm earth
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beneath. His mind raced through
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potential explanations. A gas leak
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perhaps, or an old oil tank issue, but
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the air held no unusual smells, only the
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familiar sense of cold, coffee, and
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earth. Gregory crouched beside the
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circle, extending his hand to feel the
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warmth. It was gentle, like a sigh
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against his skin, contrasting starkly
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with the winter's grip on the rest of
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the yard. He pondered the possibilities
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from natural phenomena like sink holes
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or steam vents to the more mundane.
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Recalling the delicate balance between
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curiosity and caution that he had
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learned in childhood. Though tempted to
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call for help, Gregory decided to
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investigate further himself. Retrieving
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a shovel from his shed, he contemplated
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how he would explain the situation to
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anyone else. With Max by his side, he
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began to dig at the edge of the circle.
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The softened ground yielded easily to
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the shovel, releasing more steam and the
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sweet, earthy scent of summer. As he dug
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deeper, memories of gardening in June
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surfaced, contrasting with the current
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winter landscape. Despite his mental map
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of the yard, he couldn't recall any
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pipes running through this area, and
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there was no sewage odor to indicate a
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septic issue. At 3 ft deep, the shovel
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struck something solid, halting his
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progress. Expecting a rock, he was
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instead met with a sharp metallic
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ringing. Kneeling in the dirt, he
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carefully unearthed the edges of an old
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metal trunk. He expanded the hole,
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working meticulously despite the chill,
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and managed to lift the trunk out of the
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ground. Setting it on the snow, he
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watched steam rise from the hole, a
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sight that made him laugh nervously.
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There was no lock, only an empty hasp
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and a name plate that had long since
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lost its inscription. His hands trembled
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as he reached for the latch, a part of
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him hesitating, considering getting
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someone else to witness this discovery.
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As he lifted the lid, the hinge
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shrieked, revealing glass spheres
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nestled in old faded cloth. Each sphere
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emitted a soft amber light like the sun
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through maple leaves or the end of
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honey. The warmth from the spheres was
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gentle and comforting, spreading through
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his hands and arms. Gregory touched one
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of the spheres, surprised by its
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human-like warmth. The spheres reminded
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Gregory of his wife Leah and her
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description of winter as a held breath,
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a time when the world is quiet, waiting
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to sing again. This memory was from
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before a difficult winter marked by
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hospital visits and loss. Returning to
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the present, Gregory placed the sphere
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back in the trunk, tasting the bitter
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coffee and metallic residue in his
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mouth. He looked at the hole left by the
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trunk, noticing how the warmth had
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softened the ground. Despite feeling
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tired and shaky, Gregory managed to
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carry the trunk to his porch. He noticed
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the golden light on the maple tree and
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realized he had spent more time outside
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than intended, losing track of time as
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if he were at a campfire. The glass orbs
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he found were warm and glowing on his
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porch. He picked up the larger orb and
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brought it inside. The kitchen
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transformed with the sphere's presence.
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The air thickened and the room glowed
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with a warm amber light. Gregory placed
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the sphere in a ceramic bowl, watching
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the light play off the bowl's sides. He
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sat down, simply observing the sphere
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while his dog Max joined him, resting at
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his feet. Gregory considered calling his
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sister or neighbor to share the
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discovery, but hesitated, unsure of how
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they would react. Despite not being
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someone who documents everything, he
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took a photo of the sphere, though the
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camera failed to capture its true
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essence. Returning to the porch, Gregory
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retrieved the second sphere. He noticed
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the steam rising from the bare patch in
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the yard, reminiscent of breath from the
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earth. He thought about underground
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springs and his science teacher's
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experiments. He brought the second
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sphere inside, placing it beside the
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first and waited for clarity. Gregory
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took practical steps, checking for
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carbon monoxide with an old detector,
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which showed safe levels. He placed a
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glass of water near the spheres,
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observing it warm without boiling.
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Deciding against bringing the trunk
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inside, he acknowledged his lack of
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understanding about the spheres. He
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cleared a space on the porch and opened
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the trunk again, discovering a total of
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seven orbs. He arranged them in a row,
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watching steam rise from each. The
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trunk's interior was worn but well
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preserved with no clues about the orbs's
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origin or purpose. A passing snowplow
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jolted Gregory back to reality, and he
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laughed at himself. He moved the orbs
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inside, arranging them on a wool blanket
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by the kitchen table, where their light
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enriched the room's appearance. As he
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ate breakfast, Gregory contemplated his
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day, but found himself drawn back to the
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present moment. Despite the mundane
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tasks ahead, he was reluctant to leave
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the spheres unattended. The notion
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amused him as he imagined the spheres
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rolling away like eggs. Shaking his head
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at the thought, Greg went to his small
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office, opened his laptop, and searched
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for the property history of 118 Pond
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Street. He found an old town historical
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society forum discussing a family from
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the 1800s, possibly the Griggses or
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Briggses, who owned a lot of land. There
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was a mention of a greenhouse that
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burned down along with a barn. He saw a
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photograph of a woman in a white dress
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in front of a glass structure, but
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couldn't connect it to his morning. He
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pondered heat storage, recalling a
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college friend's story about a house
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using a water tank for heat, and thought
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the spheres he found might be similar.
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He remembered old tricks with salts and
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crystals from a science show, and
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laughed at his memories emptiness. A
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knock on the door interrupted him at 11.
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It was Sara, his neighbor, with a plate
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of muffins. She had a toddler with her
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and mentioned making too many muffins.
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Greg awkwardly joked they would suffer
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from eating them. Sarah noticed steam
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from his yard and joked about a hotring,
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but Greg blamed it on the old septic
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system. After she laughed, he brought
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the muffins into the kitchen where the
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light made them look like the best
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bakery work. He laughed, then took a
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notebook to record details about the
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spheres he found. Feeling a sense of
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respect rather than control. At one, he
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took a work call, discussing numbers and
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timing, making a joke that landed well.
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He didn't mention the glowing spheres
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nearby. After the call, he watched his
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dog, Max, dream. In the afternoon, Greg
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did something sensible yet surreal. He
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took the largest sphere outside and
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placed it in the snow. The snow around
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it melted slightly, and the sphere
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emitted a warm hum. Greg felt the heat
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with his hand, noting the temperature
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drop as he moved it upward. He tested
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the sphere with a piece of scrap wood
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and a bald-up notebook page, which
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warmed but didn't burn. Greg wasn't
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searching for magic, just sense. The
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spheres were warm and steady, not
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behaving unpredictably. When his fingers
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got cold, he brought the sphere back
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inside, setting it with the others,
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which had warmed the kitchen. As the day
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progressed, he watched the changing
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light and felt a sense of peace. He made
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soup, cut carrots, and listened to the
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rhythm of his actions. He held a muffin
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in one hand and a sphere in the other,
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feeling settled for the first time in
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years. He remembered the emptiness after
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Leah died. How both hiking and home felt
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too big. How life continuing unchanged
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for others had once angered him. Now
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with the altered light in the room, that
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bitterness softened. He took his soup to
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the couch, placing it carefully on a
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towel, and Max curled beneath his legs.
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A smaller sphere nearby let its warmth
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seep into him, and he closed his eyes
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content. He woke to his phone ringing
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and noticed the light outside had turned
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purple. The call made him tense as it
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often did after 5. But it was only his
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sister. They spoke easily. He shared
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small details about his day, but didn't
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mention the spheres, not out of secrecy,
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just a desire to hold the experience
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quietly. She noticed his steadiness, and
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the call ended with an unspoken relief
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that something good was happening.
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Afterward, he washed his dishes slowly.
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Handling the spheres again, he realized
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each carried a distinct warmth. He
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compared them to familiar comforts and
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named them silently. Considering the
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night, he decided to return them to the
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trunk, lining it with a throw and
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placing each sphere back with care. He
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closed the lid and rested his hand on
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it, grounding the moment. Outside, the
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spot where the trunk had been buried was
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solid again, steam rising faintly into
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the cold air. Greg crouched and touched
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the earth, feeling a promise he couldn't
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explain. The sky was sharp with stars,
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his breath pale in the air. Max nudged
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his knee, nearly knocking him over, and
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Greg laughed softly before heading back
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inside. He turned off the kitchen light
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and let the glow from the trunk spill
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under the door like a nightlight.
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Standing in the living room, he noticed
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what had changed and what hadn't. The
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house was the same, but the air felt
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opened, receptive. In bed, he listened
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to the wind. A distant plow, Max
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settling nearby. The warmth from the
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spheres wasn't measured. It simply
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existed. He didn't plan or speculate. He
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let the day be enough. Morning arrived
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unchanged. The light on the maple, the
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cold air, Max's familiar excitement.
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Coffee in hand, Greg opened the trunk
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and felt the steady heat. Everything was
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as he had left it. He stood in the yard,
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unconcerned with how this might appear
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to others, breathing in the quiet
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certainty of it. He picked up a sphere
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and felt it as a simple gift, like a
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hand urging him forward. Steam from the
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ground mingled with his breath, and he
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smiled without trying to hold the
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feeling. By day's end, he moved through
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his tasks with ease. He thought briefly
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about telling his sister about the
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unknown man who had buried the trunk,
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but decided only to store it safely in
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the shed for now. That morning, warmth
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met cold on his skin, balanced and calm.
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Watching the steam rise brought him the
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same joy he'd known as a child.
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Scratching Max behind the ears, he felt
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the dog's weight lean into him, solid
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and real. Even in a winter that
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constantly reminded him of the fragility
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of life, a warm light had entered his
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day, offering a quiet surprise from the
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ground. He realized with clarity and
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contentment that this unexpected gift
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was enough.
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