“What do they collect or treasure?”

Why this question

The shelf that mustn't be touched, the box under the bed, the rock from that one beach. The inventory, and the logic behind it.

Capturing it in voice

• ·Record it on an ordinary day — the background noise of your kitchen is part of the keepsake.
• ·If they're old enough, hand them the phone and let them answer it themselves. Their phrasing is the treasure; don't tidy it.
• ·Don't script it. The ums, the tangents, the half-finished sentences — that's what their voice actually sounds like right now.

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