And thank you so much for joining us. It is the Nightly Pleasures podcast, Season 1, Episode

1. That might be a little bit confusing to some of you, especially since you can see,

but there are older episodes. I know, I know. But as the project has evolved, and I've gotten

more comfortable being a storyteller and telling various kinds of stories,

I realized I did want to settle things down just a little bit, maybe make them a little bit more traditional.

Seasons and episodes give me a chance to do that.

Going forward, as long as it works for everybody, and I really hope that

it does, we'll have seasons of 14 episodes apiece. This will give me some time to go ahead and

rest, relax, and get everything going, and prepare for the next season ahead. If you're listening

to the sound of my voice now and you think, well, that just sounds great.

He sounds fantastic.

That's because of a little bit of rest and relaxation, some time to plan everything out and not be so stressed.

Thank you very much for it.

Another big benefit of this system is that it is allowing me more time and more space to put things up

on a Patreon. If you love the podcast, if you want to show your support, even $1 month

gives you a whole lot of perks, and it shows me and possible future advertisers and all the rest.

But you really love the Nightly Pleasures podcast, the Grey Night, and the whole project.

Thank you to all of my patrons, and I really couldn't have done it without you.

That's enough of the intro, though.

You've been kept waiting long enough, and I can't say as I blame you.

Our first piece, our first episode of this new season, is going to be a soft and sweet one.

It's all about rousing and waking up.

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