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Mar 2025
36m 16s

Dogs & Dust Mops

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About this episode

Our story tonight is called Dogs and Dust Mops, and it’s a story about some spring cleaning

on a warm afternoon. It’s also about an orange kitty in the window, the sound of the vacuum

running upstairs, fresh sheets, scrabbling paws on the deck, and the way your heart swells when you wrap your arms around someone you love.


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