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subscribe. Hello, my lovely betwixters. It's me, Kate Lister. I am me, you are you and this is

Betwixt the Sheets. But before we can go any further on our little adventures together, I do have to let

you know that this is an adult podcast, spoken by adults, to other adults about adulty things in an adulty way covering arranged with all subjects,

and you should be an adult too. And if you are of a sensitive disposition, we'll just sod off now.

We don't need you around here, crying and whinging and just, and causing a scene. Right, on with the show.

Yeah. Out here on the Mongolian step in the 12th century, life is transient.

Tribes look for pastors new with their livestock, moving in sync with the seasons.

And you know what? It's absolutely bloody exhausting.

Can we not just settle and put down some roots?

I'm sick of living out of my suitcase, constantly dragging it along the Mongolian plains.

But this one family that I've been bunking with seem to absolutely love it.

In fact, they all do, so who on earth might judge?

Not only that, but their son Timmergen, seems like quite an ambitious fellow,

and he's talking about one day uniting the tribes of Mongolia to create one of the most powerful empires in history.

Don't kids say the craziest things?

But what will become a this boy who will one day be called?

Bangabong, Jenghis Khan.

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