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This episode is supported by A Smooth Rock. Tonight we'll continue reading Peter Pan, the 1911 novel by J. M. Berry, when we left off the Darling Children,

Wendy, Michael, and John, as well as Mrs Darling herself, were fast asleep in the nursery, while Peter Pan, the free-spirited

boy from Neverland, sneaks into the room.

We pick up at the start of chapter 2, the Shadow.

Let's get cozy. Close your eyes. Relax your body. Relax your body into the softness of your bed.

Now, take a few deep breaths. Chapter 2 The Shadow Mrs Darling screamed and, as if an answer to a bell, the door opened and Nana entered, returned from her evening

out.

She growled and sprang at the boy, who leapt lightly through the window.

Again Mrs. Darling screamed, this time in distress for him,

for she thought he was killed,

and she ran down into the street to look for his little body

But it was not there and she looked up and in the black night

She could see nothing but was that that she thought was a shooting star.

She returned to the nursery and found Nana with something in her mouth, which proved to be the boy's shadow.

As he left at the window, Nana had closed it quickly, too late to catch him, but his

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