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Good evening and welcome to the sleepy bookshelf, where we put down our worries from the day and pick up a good book.

I'm your host, Elizabeth.

Thank you for being with me this evening.

Tonight we are continuing with Treasure Island.

But before that, let's focus on calming our minds and our bodies.

Take a few deep breaths on your own before finding a more natural rhythm of breathing.

Consider where you might notice the breath for most.

Is it in the entrance of your nose when the cooler air sweeps in and the slightly warmer air sweeps out.

Maybe it's in the rise and fall of your chance,

or as your ribcage expands and releases.

If you really focus, can you send that breath down to any parts of your body?

Maybe feel the oxygen going to your feet or your hands or even to the top of your head.

Wherever you feel it the most, rest your attention there.

And each time your mind wanders,

bring it back to that place.

And when you're ready,

you can shift your concentration to the sound of my voice

while I recap our last episode.

Hiding from Silver and his men in the woods, Jim became aware of another creature following him in the shadows.

He realized it was a man, and when he remembered the pistol he was carrying, he bravely approached

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