Hi, it's Michael, and welcome to settling into sleep, your quiet refuge to slip out of the day's noise and drift into nourishing rest.

I'm grateful that you pressed play today. My hope is that we can help you step away from the noise of the world and

gently find your way to sleep.

Over the next few minutes, I'll guide you with story, stillness, and gentle breath

towards the soft edge of dreams.

So, wherever you are, get comfortable, let your shoulders drop and take a nice,

deep, slow breath in, and breathe out, and let it all settle, easing you towards sleep.

I'm your host, Michael Gallion, and this is Settling into Sleep.

Tonight's story is called The Library Beneath the Moon. It's a soft and silly little journey

to a library in the sky, where stories are sleepy,

and pages turn themselves. You will meet a curious, bright-eyed little girl named

Marin, the kind of girl who always has a smudge on her knee

and crumbs in the corner of her book

and a thousand questions tucked under her pillow.

One night, when she was just about ready for sleep,

she finds herself in the one place

she's always dreamed about,

a secret library made of starlight.

There's no rush, no bad guys,

nothing loud,

just slow steps, kind voices, and magical stories that stretch and yawn and eventually fall asleep.

Let your arms get cozy at your sides.

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