Good evening. Welcome to the Just Sleep podcast. I'm Tasia, your host.

Every week, I will read you an old story to help you relax of the stressful day behind you and drift off to sleep.

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Before we begin,

a word of thanks to recent supporters of the podcast

through Buy Me a Coffee.

AMP, C.J.S.A.

Jess. Deanna. And someone who bought three coffees, you know who you are. You didn't leave your name.

Thank you. Keeping just sleep going does take support. And if you're able to sign up for a premium subscription or buy me a coffee, it means the world.

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Send them a text, a DM,

or just talk to them, like old fogies like me do, if they struggle to switch off a night and need a little help. Word of mouth has helped grow the show over the years, one message at a time.

So whether you support through a subscription or kind mention to a friend, thank you.

Tonight, I will be continuing the story, Pollyanna.

So lie down, close your eyes, and let me read you a story.

Chapter 8. Pollyanna pays a visit.

It was not long before life at the Harrington homestead settled into something like order,

though not exactly the order that Miss Polly had at first prescribed.

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