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Prairie Fare: Enjoy the health benefits of music

"Did you crank up the music?" my friend asked.

"No. Music distracts me when I am writing," I said. "I tend to focus on the music."

I was alone in my work office finishing up some projects. No one else was in the building. Maybe instrumental music would have been OK.

If I had been cleaning my office, energetic music would have motivated me.

The clicking sound of my keyboard punctuated the silence....