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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 joining me tonight.

This evening, we are returning to Cranford. But first, let's just take a moment to get rooted and safe and take a deep breath in. Now exhale it all away.

Continue breathing slowly and evenly and

imagine that you are breathing in calmness and strength. And as you exhale

imagine your breathing out stress and worry.

For you're and worry.

Feel your anxiety slip away with each exhale.

And if your mind drifts to thoughts of worry and concern, just acknowledge the thought and bring your attention back to your breath.

Notice how calm you feel now

while I recap our last episode.

Miss Maddie's brother Peter had his life towards becoming a clergyman laid out before him,

but he couldn't seem to apply himself to it.

One day, he played a trick on the village by dressing up in his older sister

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