[Lawtan]

Okay, I will try to give about 5 segments, the first 2 are done, so...we begin:

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On a fair day on the Danube, the morning beauty lit over the trees, and tinkled down the rooftops into the open rooms. Cockerels crowed from the dirt paths of our inner village, and the fair boatmen would knock heavily on our door, eager for last minute purchases before they would hazard the trip downriver to Vienna.

As I opened mine eyes today, I would find my wife already dressed, her brown locks already fixed, and a nice but work-worthy dress about her. I would prepare the store while she sent our lovely childe off to work the stone out back – good meal didn’t fix itself.

Looking out of our quaint, two-story store and home, I already saw the first of the boatmen - ol’ Josef – coming by. Like a lumbering fool – my wife always called me that – I headed down to open shop, thankful that I had straightened the shop last night. From tack to grog, the general had all these men needed to carry supplies back and forth. Some candied foods were available for a…wealthier client. Meal and bait was stored in barrels, good to take to the bakery or catch a fish.