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The Clockmaker's Quiet Apprentice

November 6, 2026 · 1 h 35 min

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One boy who could not sit still, one master who teaches quiet like a trade. Tonight's tale follows the clockmaker's apprentice through his education in stillness: the shop of tick and tock, the first lesson in listening, the second lesson in stillness, the third lesson in patience, the quiet test, the midnight regulator, the graduation clock, the cuckoo's rebellion, the shop cat's timekeeping, the wound clocks of the town, the silent supper, the apprentice teaching, the bell tuner's visit, the pocket watch collection, the strike train symphony, the apprentice's loupe, the watch that could not be fixed, the apprentice's birthday clock, the key collection, and the shop sleeping into soft close.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Settle In and Slow Down
5:40 The Shop of Tick and Tock
11:24 The First Lesson Is Listening
15:02 The Second Lesson Is Stillness
19:04 Keeping These Stories Coming
21:38 The Third Lesson Is Patience
26:17 The Quiet Test
30:31 A Word for Our Supporters
31:22 The Midnight Regulator
34:58 The Graduation Clock
38:48 The Cuckoo's Rebellion
44:00 The Shop Cat's Timekeeping
47:57 The Wound Clocks of the Town
51:29 The Silent Supper
55:36 The Apprentice Teaches
59:20 The Bell Tuner's Visit
1:03:21 The Pocket Watch Collection
1:06:51 The Strike Train Symphony
1:10:55 The Apprentice's Loupe
1:15:06 The Watch That Could Not Be Fixed
1:19:29 The Apprentice's Birthday Clock
1:23:10 The Key Collection
1:27:12 The Shop Sleeps and Soft Close
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