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Welcome to Bedtime Stories for Everyone, in which nothing much happens.

You feel good, and then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nikolai.

I write and read all the stories you hear on Nothing Much Happens.

Audio engineering is by Bob Wittersheim.

We are bringing you an encore episode tonight, meaning that this story originally aired at some

point in the past. It could have been recorded with different equipment

in a different location.

And since I'm a person and not a computer,

I sometimes sound just slightly different.

But the stories are always soothing and family-friendly, and our wishes for you are always deep rest and sweet dreams.

Now, I have a story to tell you.

It is a place to rest your mind.

And as you listen, you'll find yourself relaxing more and more.

The steady rhythm of my voice will guide you right to sleep.

This is a form of brain training. So if you're new here,

give us a month or so of regular use to achieve best results. I'll tell the story twice,

and I'll go a little slower the second time through.

If you wake later in the night, if you feel the wheels in your mind, starting to turn, just push play again.

You'll drop right back off our story tonight is called window weather and it's a story about the deep cold of

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