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The chime of the bakery’s front door jingles soft, catching dust motes dancing in the slant of afternoon sun through the frosted front window. Warm tangs of cinnamon roll glaze and buttery sourdough wrap around the tiny shop, where a stack of crinkled paper bakery bags leans beside a scuffed wooden counter dusted with flour. Did you hear about Mrs. Hale’s prize-winning blackberry jam? Only that she sobbed for an hour when the judge said her batch tasted too much like clover honey? I dropped off a loaf of your day-old sourdough yesterday, she said it patched her right up. Ugh, don’t remind me—my own rhubarb jam batch sat on the back porch overnight and got entirely raided. Also, did you hear Mr. Tucker’s missing his prize rosemary topiary from his front yard? The whole town’s buzzing about it at the grocery store. Wait, really? I saw a strange pickup truck parked by his driveway early Tuesday morning, didn’t think anything of it! Nah, that was just the landscaper he hired last week. Mabel the feral tabby’s the one who raided my jam, though—she’s been stalking my bird feeder for weeks. Grab me a dozen fresh cinnamon rolls? Book club’s begging for your glaze this month. Absolutely—they’re still oozing glaze. Let me tuck a chocolate chip cookie in your bag, no extra charge. That’s too kind! Next week’s special’s lavender scones, right? I’ll be first in line. That’ll be $4.50, please. Don’t forget to stop by if you hear any more topiary rumors!