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Gene
After the two guests, an elderly male couple called John and Tim had arrived—collected from Ings Forest station by Jason and the sleigh—and settled into their chalet, Brendon led Bonnie across the park.
Past an area of pretty Christmas sculptures Brendon insisted looked best in the spring when they were adorned with flowers, he took them through a gate with a CLOSED sign hanging overhead, covering over the sign beneath.
Down a cobble path into a quiet glade, they approached a quaint log cabin. Eaves dappled with moss overhung a porch with a rocking chair outside. To the left of the cabin was another log building, with a tall, pointed roof and double doors that could open wide. A sign over the top read, FATHER CHRISTMAS’S COTTAGE.
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