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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 the

Solitary Cyclist, Part 1. In the previous part, our heroes had arrived at the scene

too late, with the cubits already having been attacked, but Sherlock was able to decipher the

code of the dancing men to bring the criminal American perpetrator to justice.

In tonight's story, Sherlock is drawn into a case where a young woman is seeking help after being stalked by a mysterious cyclist on her lonely rides.

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 ourselves ready for sleep.

Start by taking a deep, relaxing breath. Let's get ourselves ready for 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.

So let your eyes fall heavy and your breath soften as we settle in for a peaceful night's sleep.

The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist, Part 1

From the years 1894 to 1901, Inclusive, Mr Sherlock Holmes was a very busy man.

It is safe to say that there was no public case of any difficulty in which he was not consulted

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