Lucy found a cloud that whispered secrets. It tickled her nose and told her about the day when shoes swam instead of people.
One morning, she wore a pair of bubblegum pink clouds and floated to school, skipping time as easily as skipping stones.
Have you ever danced with the clouds? They hum lullabies of the world beyond the tick-tock of clocks.
In a land just past the twisty hedges, turtles brewed tick-tock tea that paused time at a gentle sip.
Max loved to visit them on Wednesdays. The turtles wore ancient hats and told stories with long pauses, like musical notes on a page.
Everyone sings differently in their own tempo, especially when the tea's just right.
Benji's balloon went up, up, up into the twilight. It carried him over fields of glittering wishes.
In the twilight, balloons turned into boats floating in the sky-sea, where constellations whispered their names.
With each pop, a wish was freed into the midnight sky, twinkling like secrets told by the stars.
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