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Preface

The following is based on a true story that took place at the park in Cedar View Beach, Virginia on July 30th, 2019.

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Bryan Woolbert sat on a park bench down the street from his grandfather’s home in Cedar View Beach, Virginia. Feeling lonely, he began composing music (for the song) with his keyboard while viewing the sunset.

While gazing into the sunset, the gentle sounds of the water and cicadas lulled Woolbert into a daydream...

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Suddenly, Woolbert began dreaming that the girl of his future appeared in the sunset and gradually walked toward him. Just as she came close enough to embrace him, she faded away into the sunset and the vision concluded.

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Awake and lonely once again, Woolbert continued writing the music for "Glimpses in the Sunset" as the sun gradually continued to set.

Occasionally, Woolbert would stop playing, look out at the bay and admire the natural beauty of the scene before him while composing the song.

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Suddenly, Woolbert began dreaming that the girl of his future appeared in the sunset, gradually walking toward him a second time. However, the sun had been much brighter and lower in the sky during this second vision. Nonetheless, as she came close enough to embrace him, she faded away into the sunset once again.

Meanwhile, Woolbert did not realize how quickly time had been passing in reality...

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Suddenly, Woolbert woke up on the park bench to find only a slight glow remaining over the bay and hear the summer crickets chirping. Disappointed in having missed the most beautiful part of the sunset (when the fireball sinks into the bay), he powered off his keyboard and packed up his music equipment.

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With only a moment of daylight remaining, a heavy keyboard stand gripped in hand under his left arm, the handle of his loaded keyboard case in his right hand, and a substantially filled duffle bag on his back, Woolbert walked back to his grandfather's home about a block down the street.

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Exhausted, Woolbert arrived at his grandfather's house. After bringing his music gear inside, Woolbert set it down in his bedroom, climbed into bed and fell asleep within minutes. In doing so, he inadvertently left the lamp on in the corner.

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Whether it was the fact that the lamp was left on or the inspirational nature of the immense beauty that he had witnessed only a couple of hours earlier, Woolbert was inspired and began dreaming that he was back on the park bench, viewing the sunset as he lay in bed.

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Suddenly, Woolbert began envisioning the girl of his future, slowly walking toward him once again. However, this time the orange fireball illuminated her hair extremely brightly and vividly, causing it to glow as if it were on fire.

Just when Woolbert thought this split second of indescribable beauty could not be outdone...

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Woolbert then dreamed that he was standing in the sunset, facing the girl of his future with her arms wide open. Amazed and inspired, Woolbert embraced her for the first time. The overwhelming peace and ecstasy that Woolbert experienced in that moment could not be described in words. As the two released their grasps with utmost gentleness, they faded away into the sunset. The vision continued...

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Woolbert then envisioned sitting on the park bench at his keyboard composing more sections of the piece. As he went along, Woolbert would re-imagine seeing the girl of his future, his long walk home, and the sunset, among other moments that he had experienced in the hours prior.

In reality, he would eventually mentally connect the colors of those scenes with his chromesthetic musical equivalents to form the composition.

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Finally, Woolbert dreamed about the most beautiful part of the sunset that he had missed in reality. The vision concluded after several moments of observing the nature all around him.

Credits:

Author of the Narrative: Bryan Woolbert.

The narrative is based on a true story that took place at the park in Cedar View Beach, Virginia on July 30th, 2019.

"Girl of his Future" Actress: Shaina Caplan ("Shaina Faith"). Follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

Photo Editor: Trevor Jennings. Check out his website.

Photographers: Bryan Woolbert, Elizabeth Beshak. Follow Elizabeth Beshak on Facebook.

All footage captured on an Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max.

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