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Good evening and welcome to the Sleepy Bookshelf, where we put down our worries from the day and pick up a good book.

I'm your host, Elizabeth. Thank you for returning tonight.

This evening, we're continuing with a tale of two cities.

But before that, let's focus on calming our minds and bodies.

Take a few deep breath on your own before finding a more natural rhythm of breathing.

While you're doing that, really think about where you notice the breath the most.

Is it in the entrance to your nose, with the cooler air coming in and the warmer air sweeping

out?

Or maybe it's in the rise and fall of your chest?

Perhaps it's as your belly expands and reneces while you breathe in and out,

in and out. Wherever you feel it the most, rest your attention there.

Each time your mind wanders, and get back to this place.

When you are ready, feel free to focus on the sound of my voice as I recap the last episode.

Monsieur the Marquis was eating his supper when his nephew, Charles Darnay, arrived.

He was asked to dine immediately,

and his uncle greeted him coldly.

Charles expressed concern for the reputation of their family in France,

and explained that he intended to repent for their sins

to all the people they had harmed.

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