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Music Welcome back to Night Falls, the bed time show of classic and original stories designed to guide you into a calm and peaceful sleep.

I'm Jeffrey and tonight let's enjoy a meditative story.

Clear your mind and let yourself get lost in the lush green hills of Chiang Mai.

Let's spend a morning hiking through the jungle before relaxing within the old town walls,

watching the world go by.

Although you're awake, you're not quite ready to open your eyes yet the bed is so comfortable beneath you

and the slight breeze on your back feels so nice the sun is streaming through the gaps in the blinds and is warming your eyelids.

Outside there is the sound of lapping water and the singing of cricket.

You breathe in and breathe out and stretch your arms and legs ever so gently.

After some more lazing around, you let your eyes open.

You look up through the cracks in the blinds.

Through the open window you see blue sky and a palm frond gently sways in and out of sight as it blows in the morning breeze.

You're staying in a guesthouse where the walls are panelled with light wood and fluffy towels are folded on wicker chairs by the bedside.

A light mosquito net wafts in the breeze emitted by the softly whirring fan.

You sit up and touch your toes down on the bamboo rug beneath your feet.

You wiggle your toes and stretch again.

Wrapping your robe around you, you pad through to the kitchen and make yourself a cup of tea.

You take it into the courtyard and sit in the morning sun,

letting the heat warm you and listening to the garden sounds as you recline in your chair.

The water in the small pool laps gently over the low hum of a filter.

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