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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 Sherlock Holmes, a study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Part 1, chapters 3 and 4.

In the previous chapters, Dr Watson recounted his many hardships

since returning to London from the war in Afghanistan.

Weak but recovering, he was searching for an affordable place to live

when an old acquaintance, Stamford, introduced him to the peculiar character

of Sherlock Holmes, who was looking to split the cost of an apartment at Baker Street.

After agreeing to live together, Watson spent days trying to conclude Holmes' profession before discovering that he was a very intelligent, if

slightly arrogant, consulting detective.

Our last story ended with Sherlock receiving a message from a military officer.

Now you're caught up with the story so far. Let's get ourselves ready for sleep.

Start by taking a deep, relaxing bread, and settling your body in whatever way feels most comfortable.

Now let any thoughts of the day drift away from your mind and simply follow the sound of my voice.

So let your eyes fall heavy and your breath soften as we settle in for a peaceful night's sleep. Chapter 3 The Loristan Gardens Mystery I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my

companion's theories, my respect for his powers of analysis increased wondrously.

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