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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 Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, part 2, chapters 10 to 12.

In the last chapters, young Jim Hawkins had travelled to Bristol to get ready to board the

Hispaniola, the ship that Squire Trelawney had been preparing for their sea voyage. A letter from Trelawney had made it clear

that he had been too talkative about their plans, and so suspicions were high.

When Jim arrived, he met the ship's cook, Long John Silver, and although initially suspicious

of him, after having encountered the criminal pirate black dog,

Long John proved himself a likable fellow.

Jim also met the ship's captain, Captain Smollett, whom he took quite a dislike him to.

The story last ended as they were ready to set sail.

Now you're all caught up with the story so far.

Let's get ready for a peaceful night's sleep.

Start by taking a deep, relaxing bread. And settling 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 breath soften as we settle in for a peaceful night's sleep. Chapter 10. The Voyage

All that night we were in a great bustle getting things stowed in their place, and boatfalls of the Squire's friends, Mr Blandly and the

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