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Welcome to send me to sleep.

The place to find relaxing stories for a good night's rest.

My name's Andrew. Thanks for joining me.

Tonight I'll be reading Nancy Drew and The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keen.

Chapter 16 to 18

In the previous chapters,

Nancy's attempts to reach the Topham Summer House

were constantly thwarted by the well-meaning Helen,

and after a disastrous attempt to reach the other side of the lake in a motorboat,

Nancy decided to leave camp and

drive there alone. Upon reaching the summer house, she discovered the place empty and apparently

robbed by burglars. Noticing that the robbers were still near the house, she darted to

hide, but was eventually snatched by

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