What’s Our Surprise?

Who knew such a simple thing could make someone so happy?

As told to Cousin Mabel Irene by Teddy

This field note is filed and waiting for Teddy’s longer telling.

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Filed by Teddy.

The Kitchen Mechanic Mercantile · Bitter Root, SC

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Field Note No. 01

There’s Something About that Sound

On her first day at the Mercantile, Beechie found an old bell, tarnished and thick with dust, in a forgotten corner of the Soda Fountain. Something about the way it 'clanged' told her it needed to be part of the fountain again.

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A sepia-toned vintage-style illustration of Professor Whimsy standing beside his extraordinary mechanical band machine. The ornate horse-drawn contraption features carved details, decorative angels, lanterns, musical figures, a large clock, and a central pipe-organ mechanism with a woman playing the instrument. Two elaborately decorated horses pull the machine while Professor Whimsy, dressed in a dark uniform and cap, stands beside it holding a conductor’s baton. The inscription across the machine reads “Prof. Whimsy’s Mechanical Band.”

Field Note No. 02

Professor Whimsy’s Magical Marvelous Merry Christmas Music Machine

The Professor said it came to him in a vision, full blown, "Like Athena sprung from the head of Zeus!" He soon found that Zeus had it easy. Bringing a vision to life isn't that simple.

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