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NARRATOR: Around and along, in the middle of... somewhere,

lives a little Sound Collector.

Ah, yes, and his best friend, Mole.

With his hearing aids in,

the Sound Collector starts to hear the world around him.

WAVE OF SOUND SWELLS

BELL JINGLES

Oh, a little bell.

MOLE GRUNTS, NARRATOR LAUGHS

JINGLING CONTINUES Morning, Mole.

She probably thinks it's a dinner bell.

MOLE COOS

Oh, look, the bell is for Mole. How lovely!

Now he'll always hear her when she's near.

MOLE COOS

Bye, Mole. Back soon.

DOOR CLOSES

JINGLING CONTINUES, GRUNTS

SWITCH CLICKS

VOLUME INTENSIFIES, BIRDS CHIRP

Ah. Listen to that.

CHIRPING CONTINUES, WATER LAPS

WATERWHEEL CLANKS

CHILD LAUGHS, SOUND COLLECTOR GASPS

BELL DINGS CHILD: Whoo-hoo!

Oh, a little girl.

TYRES SQUEAL, NARRATOR LAUGHS

She can make a lot of noise. CAR ENGINE RUMBLES

HORN HONKS

Maybe he'll record something extra special today.

BELLS CHIME

Can you hear them? CHIMING CONTINUES

The sound of far-away bells.

SIGHS

Ah, just what he needs.

A lift.

BELLS CHIMING GROWS LOUDER

They're getting nearer now.

It's like they're calling to him.

CHURCH BELLS CHIME

Ah, there they are!

GRUNTS, BELL JINGLING

From big bells to a smaller one.

I don't think Mole's very keen. GRUNTING CONTINUES

Oh, dear.

NARRATOR LAUGHS

CHURCH BELLS CHIME

Wow! So powerful.

GROANS

And so loud!

CHIMING ENDS

Ah, that's better. But what a sound to treasure.

ORGAN PLAYING SOUND COLLECTOR: Huh?

Can you hear?

Yes, it's coming from down there.

RESONANT ORGAN MUSIC CONTINUES

Wow. A church organ.

It sounds magnificent!

He's going for a closer look.

Don't let him see you.

ORGAN VIBRATES He can feel the notes, too.

Now, this sound was more than worth the trip.

MOLE GRUNTS, BELL JINGLES

Hmm. Maybe enough bells for one day.

MOLE COOS

STRINGS TWANG PLEASANTLY

Ah. That's better.

TUNE ENDS

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