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Close your eyes. Listen. What can you hear? Name the sounds in your head (hadeda, plane, fridge hum). Which ones are near, and which are far? Collect the sounds in an imaginary basket or box or apron pocket. (I particularly love doing this exercise when it’s quiet – it’s almost like you have to…