Stone Soup

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Deep Observation, by Leo

Within a home, the few inhabitants inside go about daily activities, one of which is me. Some of the inhabitants are absent for money-making work at buildings miles away. Unspoken rules dictate that I pursue learning in the late morning along with a window of time shortly after noon. Thus, I stay in my room on a wooden desk for a period of time varying typically of a few hours. A lack of oversight is present, for no one overlooks the housing for residents. A dog nearly constantly lays on her side on a mahogany-colored leather sofa. Within a home, the few inhabitants inside go about daily activities, one of which is me. Some of the inhabitants are absent for money-making work at buildings miles away. Unspoken rules dictate that I pursue learning in the late morning along with a window of time shortly after noon. Thus, I stay in my room on a wooden desk for a period of time varying typically of a few hours. A lack of oversight is present, for no one overlooks the housing for residents. A dog nearly constantly lays on her side on a mahogany-colored leather sofa.