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In tiny Colewell, Pennsylvania, the residents gather at the post office for mail and gossip, while the days pass quiet a | dG1fbUQ0UjRVVWRVUzg
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00:00 (crowd chattering)
00:01 - How long have you lived here?
00:03 - I came to Colwell in 1968.
00:07 My husband grew up here.
00:09 He drove a truck for the quarry.
00:11 We bought this house in 1970, in the spring.
00:18 - Here you go.
00:19 - Can't imagine living in the same place
00:21 and doing the same thing for all that time.
00:24 Time goes faster when you get older.
00:26 (camera shutter clicking)
00:27 (crowd chattering)
00:30 - Eleanor Penkowski.
00:37 - Nora.
00:38 - We won't renew your contract once it expires this month.
00:41 - You want me to move to Delaney?
00:44 - This is an emotional time, but I wanna be clear.
00:47 Any personal grievances regarding this transition
00:50 must be kept private.
00:51 - I heard about your office.
00:55 Maybe you retire, I don't know.
00:57 - When are we gonna see each other?
00:58 This is the heart of our community.
00:59 This is where people go and congregate.
01:01 - I'm not sure it's the post office's job
01:03 to build community.
01:04 - Are you afraid of retiring?
01:09 - I don't wanna be lonely.
01:12 - Don't worry about change, time passing.
01:18 Still got a lot of life ahead of you.
01:22 (gentle music)
01:25 (gentle music)
01:28 (gentle music)
01:30 [Music]
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