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I'm so pleased you've joined me tonight and taken this time for yourself to ensure you

get a peaceful night's sleep. Tonight, I'll be starting a new story,

the Yosemite by John Moore, chapter one, part one, approach to the valley. After popular

demand from our survey, we'll now be reading one story at a time on the podcast. You also

find that all previous stories are now in episode order. I hope this makes it easier to

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Chapter one, the approach to the valley. When I set out on the long excursion,

that finally led to California, I wandered afoot and alone, from Indiana to the Gulf of

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