Welcome to Drift Off, bedtime stories to help you unwind, relax and drift off.

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My friend, your support allows me to maintain this labor of love so I can continue to help you drift off. Tonight's bedtime reading is from the Starlight Wonder Book by Henry Bestin called The City of the Winter Sleep.

This delightful tale follows the journey of Princess Theolut, who lives in a city that goes down into deep slumber during the winter months.

The law states that anyone who tries to escape the winter sleep would receive dreadful penalties.

Yet, regardless of this law, the brave princess is determined to run away during the winter

sleep because she wants to explore the wonder of

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