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Hello. Welcome to the Bore You to Sleep podcast, the podcast that will hopefully help you get to sleep.

I am going to read an open source book, one that is not particularly interesting, but one that is hopefully boring enough to get you to sleep.

Tonight's reading comes from Staffordshire Pottery and its history.

This book looks at the history of pottery in Staffordshire, how it was introduced and how it became

renowned for it. Written by Josiah C. Wedgwood, this story was published in 1913. My name is Teddy,

and I am to help people everywhere get a good night's rest.

Sleep is so important and my mission is to help you get the rest you need.

The podcast is designed to play in the background while you slowly fall asleep.

As we head toward the holiday season,

I would like to say thank you to each and every one of you. I started this podcast back in January of 2019 and it is touching to know how many people it has helped since then.

Whether you've only recently started listening or you've been along for the whole journey,

I appreciate you. I realize it can be a happy time of the year for many,

but I also realize that it may not be so for others.

Wherever you are, and whatever you are doing, I send you my best wishes, and I hope that you are well.

Thank you to everyone who shared their words of gratitude with me during the week.

Whether through the website or your podcast app, your messages mean the world to me.

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