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WOLF: What are some of the best sounds in the world?

COLUMN: Crunch of skates on ice, crackle of a campfire make the list
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The crackle of a campfire is a familiar, pleasing sound. (File photo)

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Not yet? OK, hang in there. The goal is to have you ‘hear’ this piece, if possible for you of course, and without any fancy computer technology.

Prior to Christmas, I absent-mindedly opened a can of diet Ginger Ale (don’t judge). There was no one else home, it was completely quiet and the ‘clack, tssssshhhh’ sound just seemed to resonate more than usual.

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Philip Wolf

About the Author: Philip Wolf

I’ve been involved with journalism on Vancouver Island for more than 30 years, beginning as a teenage holiday fill-in at the old Cowichan News Leader.
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