Welcome to Drift Off, bedtime stories to help you unwind, relax, and drift off.

Thank you for joining me, I'm your host Joanne and it's a pleasure helping you get rest

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we'll sleep. Tonight I will be reading from the Mata book series by Enis Haynes Irwin published

in 1909. The story is about a sweet little girl named Mata who is sickly in lame. Her father

is well known to be one of the most wealthiest men in America. He decides to buy her a little

shop in Charleston, Massachusetts to give her a purpose and to help restore her health.

However, he has one condition that she not tell anyone who she is or who her father is.

And for the first time in her life, Mata makes wonderful new friends because they think

she's just an ordinary girl. And so, as always, my friend, settling comfortably under

the covers. Take a slow, comfortable breath. And as you exhale, relax and let go. Allow any

tension to just melt away. Letting your body sink deeper and deeper down into the softness

of your bed. There is nothing left to do and nowhere else to be. So just lay back, relax,

and enjoy the story.

Chapter 5 Primrose Court

But during the first two weeks, a continual rush of business made long days for Mata.

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