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Good evening and welcome to this sleepy bookshelf

where we put down our worries from the day and pick up a good book.

I'm your host Elizabeth and it's lovely to have you here with me tonight.

This evening I am excited to be beginning Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Another well-known children's story, though perhaps a little more adventurous than our last season.

The novel was published in parts in a youth magazine in 1883, but is set in the 1700s.

It is a historical adventure story of Buccaneers and buried treasure that is sure to capture your imagination as you drift off to sleep tonight.

If this is your first visit to the sleepy bookshelf, welcome.

Don't worry if you drop off before I finish this part of the story.

At the beginning of the next episode, I'll give you a thorough recap.

That way you can rest easy without worrying about missing anything important.

Keep in mind that all the books on this show are selected and edited to help you fall asleep. We keep the plot lines, protagonists and antagonists and moments of tension, but we do remove anything

that might be too startling or upsetting to ensure you always get a good night's rest.

That's what makes this the sleepy book shelf.

As always, let's take some time to put the day behind us.

Inhale and have a nice big stretch.

And on your exhale relax and allow your limbs to fall heavy.

Let go of any tension you are holding in your muscles, and with each out breath sink deeper and deeper into your bed.

Take another deep breath and hold it for a moment and then exhale completely, allowing any lingering thoughts to dissolve into the air.

Now all you need to do is listen to the sound of my voice as you make your way into a peaceful sleep.

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