Welcome to Bedtime Stories for Grownups,

in which nothing much happens.

You feel good, and then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nikolai.

I write and read all the stories you hear on nothing much happens.

Audio engineering is by Bob Wittersheim.

You might be able to hear that my usually soporific voice is less so this week.

I've been a little under the weather, and I'm almost recovered.

I don't want to keep anybody up with my voice tonight.

So while I didn't want to interrupt the ongoing adventures of marmalade and crumb,

of which more await you next week. I thought this might be

the perfect opportunity for a little treat. So we are bringing you a bonus episode that has only ever

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If you'd like to subscribe, go to Nothing Much much happens.com or see the link in our show

notes. Now, sweet dreams and on to the show. Whatever today has been like, it can end in soothing rest,

just by following along with the sound of my voice and the simple shape of our tale.

I'll tell it twice, and I'll go a little slower on the second telling.

Let the details you hear pull you into the world of the story,

as if you are seeing and hearing what it has to offer. If you wake again in the middle of the

night, turn your mind right back to those details. And before you know it,

you'll be waking up tomorrow, feeling refreshed. This is an effective form of brain training,

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