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The audio begins with the gentle hum of the Windermere Ferry, a transport vessel well-known in Lake District, as it prepares for departure. The engines, though audible, remain in the background, allowing the more immediate sounds to take prominence. Then comes the main event: the mechanical creak and squeak of the ferry door as it starts to close. It's a heavy, metallic sound that reverberates through the open air, echoing off the surrounding fields. The door is obviously large, its weight being gradually pulled in by the ferry's automated systems. The creaks are long and drawn out, punctuated by short, higher-pitched squeaks as the door struggles against the pull of gravity. As the door finally settles into place, there's a satisfying clunk, a signal that the door is finally secure and the ferry is ready to depart. The engines surge in response, the hum growing louder as the ferry begins to move. The sound of the ferry's departure
