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Welcome to send me to sleep.

The place to find relaxing stories for a good night's rest.

My name's Andrew.

Thanks for joining me.

Tonight I'll be reading The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

The Adventure of Black Peter, Part 1.

In the previous part, we saw the conclusion of the adventure of the Priory School,

where Sherlock had deduced that the Duke of Holdeness was complicit in the kidnapping

of his own son.

In tonight's story, Sherlock and Watson become involved in the investigation of the mysterious

death of Captain Peter Carey and are required to undertake a nighttime stakeout.

Whilst some of the language in this story has been changed to make it more suitable for sleep,

it still contains themes of violence

and death, so listener discretion is advised. Before we begin tonight's story, let's get ready

for a good night's sleep. Start by taking a deep, relaxing breath.

And settle your body in whatever way feels most comfortable.

Now let any thoughts of the day drift away from your mind and simply follow the sound of my voice. Now let your eyes fall heavy and your

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