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Welcome to send me to sleep, the place to find relaxing stories for a good night's rest.

My name's Andrew. Thanks for joining me.

Tonight, I'll be reading Part 10, Chapter 12, Continued and 13 of A Little Princess by Francis Hodgson Bennett.

In the previous chapters, Sarah meets Ram Dass, an Indian servant whose monkey escapes into her

room.

Sarah's fluency in Hindustani earns her his respect.

Sarah also learns her neighbor is an Englishman whose story of losing and regaining a fortune in diamond mines

mirrors her own fathers and she feels a deep empathy for the lonely man.

Now that we're caught up with the story so far, let's get ourselves ready for sleep.

Start by taking a deep, relaxing bread.

And settle your body in whatever way feels much comfortable.

Now let any thoughts of the day drift away from your mind, and simply follow the sound of my voice.

Now let your eyes fall heavy and your breath soften as we settle in for a peaceful night's sleep. ...for a peaceful night's sleep.

... I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm Janet and Nora were as fond of Mr. Carysford as he was of them, and looked forward with the greatest pleasure

to the afternoons when they were allowed to cross the square and make their well-behaved

little visits to him. They were extremely decorous little visit visits because he was so ill.

He is a poor thing, said Janet, and he says we cheer him up?

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