Airports are the same the world over. Full of frenetic activity, people coming and going, joyful reunions and teary-eyed farewells. Though not in the middle of the night. And apart from the passengers sprawled across and under the international airport's departure terminal chairs, it was empty and silent.Departure is a short story from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead.Read Departure on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/short-stories/departurePodcast website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.comSupport the podcast: https://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-readsBuy Robert's short story collections online:• Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Fairhead/e/B086HZ36NM• Rakuten Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/au/en/author/robert-fairheadPodcast Theme and Sound EffectsRoyalty-free music from Pixabay.com: Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 'Pastorale' – IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non-Troppo, performed by Karine Gilanyan.Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from FreeSound.org:• Public Address Beeps: https://freesound.org/people/stib/sounds/493697/• Airport Announcement: https://freesound.org/people/Tito%20Lahaye/sounds/319406/• Cheering/Applause: https://freesound.org/people/JacksonMiller0/sounds/371602/• Airport Terminal: https://freesound.org/people/dkaufman/sounds/387565/Production NotesTall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity. The podcast is recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the lands of the traditional custodians of the Eora Nation.Acast Podcast Supporter PageSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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