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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 Three Musketeers by Alexander de Mass.

Chapters 55 and 56.

In the previous chapters, Melady plots her escape, desperate after Lord de Winter presents her banishment order,

set to be enacted in three days.

She decides to exploit the Protestant faith of John Felton,

Lord de Winter's inexperienced right-hand man, posing as a devout Protestant herself. Using her beauty and foreign religious devotion,

she manipulates Felton, who eventually agrees to meet her at midnight, and allow her a chance

to explain herself. Tonight's episode contains themes of violence and abuse that may upset some listeners,

though the language of the original text has been adjusted to make it more suitable for sleep.

Now that we're caught up with the story so far, 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.

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