Hello, my dreamers, welcome back to Drift Off.

Tonight is a special one.

We've spent weeks together inside this story.

Through blizzards, the cold, the hunger,

the long, long waiting for spring.

We finally reached the end of it.

I won't tell you what happens.

I'll just say, come along with me, and let's see this winter through to its clothes together.

Before we drift into night's story, just a small, gentle note.

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Okay, let's get you settled in.

Wherever you're listening from,

let yourself sink a little heavier

into whatever's holding you up right now.

Let your shoulders drop. Let your shoulders drop.

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