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<div class="split book"><section class="reading"><p class="eyebrow">Read together</p><h2>The Spare Key</h2><p class="paragraph"><span class="para-number">1</span>Lena found the spare key under the blue pot, exactly where her brother had said it would be. The apartment was quiet. On the table sat two cups and a note: “I thought you might stay.”</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="para-number">2</span>She put her bag beside the chair but kept her coat on. Through the window, she watched a bus pull away from the stop. She had not checked its number.</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="para-number">3</span>When her brother came home, Lena was washing the cups. “You found the key,” he said. She placed it on the table between them. “You should find a better hiding place.”</p><p class="small">Readers may pass on speaking. Details can support different interpretations; no final decision is stated in the story.</p></section><section><h2>Facilitator's next move</h2><div class="toolbar" role="group" aria-label="meeting"><button type="button" data-meeting="0" aria-pressed="true">Opening</button><button type="button" data-meeting="1" aria-pressed="false">Discussion</button><button type="button" data-meeting="2" aria-pressed="false">Closing</button></div><div id="discussion" class="panel" aria-live="polite"></div><details><summary>Prepared follow-ups</summary><div><p><b>“Lena is leaving”:</b> What does washing the cups add to that reading? <span class="tag">Paragraph 3</span></p><p><b>“Lena is staying”:</b> How do you interpret the coat? <span class="tag">Paragraph 2</span></p><p><b>Plot recap:</b> Return to a specific sentence and ask what changes if it is removed.</p><p>Invite a new voice or offer quiet rereading. A reader may pass without explaining why.</p></div></details></section></div><section class="section"><h2>The full hour</h2><ol class="timeline"><li><time>0–5 MINUTES</time>Host · Welcome, confirm text access, allow passing.</li><li><time>5–15 MINUTES</time>Facilitator · Share one opening detail.</li><li><time>15–30 MINUTES</time>Facilitator · Explore Lena’s decision using paragraphs 1–3.</li><li><time>30–45 MINUTES</time>Facilitator · Compare a second reading; revisit complications.</li><li><time>45–55 MINUTES</time>Host · Choose next reading, date, and access plan.</li><li><time>55–60 MINUTES</time>Facilitator · Invite one takeaway or question.</li></ol><p class="small">Setup is outside the discussion hour. Prepare the text, location, and candidate readings beforehand.</p></section><footer>Original illustrative example · Local controls only. Changes are temporary and clear when this page is reloaded. Keep actual records in your approved source tools.</footer></main><script>const $=s=>document.querySelector(s);const $$=s=>Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(s));function pressed(attr,i){$$('[data-'+attr+']').forEach(b=>b.setAttribute('aria-pressed',String(Number(b.dataset[attr])===i)));}

const stages=[['Which detail would you bring to the group, and why?','5–15 minutes · Facilitator','Start with a detail, not a full plot retelling. Everyone has the same text or an accessible equivalent.'],['Does Lena seem ready to stay, ready to leave, or undecided?','15–45 minutes · Facilitator','Which details support your reading? The coat in paragraph 2 suggests hesitation; the bag and washing cups can suggest settling in. Neither proves her final decision. Compare a second reading.'],['What will we read next, and how will everyone get it?','45–60 minutes · Host, then facilitator','Next reading: [GROUP TO CHOOSE]. Date: [TO AGREE]. Access: [TO CONFIRM]. End with one takeaway or a question, without forcing consensus on Lena.']];
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