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<v Speaker 1>Drift into a sound sleep aboard a magical train journey

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<v Speaker 1>through the layers of time and tonight's cozy bedtime story.

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<v Speaker 1>You are listening too, the Midnight Train through the eras

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<v Speaker 1>a relaxing sleep story that brings us beyond the realm

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<v Speaker 1>of dreams to a hidden mountain train platform. From the

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<v Speaker 1>moment you step aboard this exquisitely designed train, a sense

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<v Speaker 1>of wonder permeates the air. Each carriage offers a unique atmosphere,

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<v Speaker 1>from a jazz parlor of the Roaring twenties to a

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<v Speaker 1>sunset salt air lounge of the nineteen seventies to a

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<v Speaker 1>luxurious sleeper car of the Orient Express, each one offering

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<v Speaker 1>a month of the times. This once in a lifetime

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<v Speaker 1>train adventure offers the deep, healing peace you so richly deserve.

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<v Speaker 1>So snuggle up and prepare for a night of sleep.

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<v Speaker 1>It's time to dream away. Welcome to Michelle Sanctuary. I'm Michel,

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<v Speaker 1>and I invite you to settle in comfortably, now, allowing

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<v Speaker 1>yourself to slowly separate from the pace of the day.

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<v Speaker 1>There is nowhere else you need to be, and no

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<v Speaker 1>expectations waiting for you. Tonight. You have already done enough

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<v Speaker 1>and may celebrate making it through another day. Think of

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<v Speaker 1>as your longtime friend, your guide to dreamy realms. The

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<v Speaker 1>inspiration for tonight's journey came to me as I was

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<v Speaker 1>drifting to sleep weeks ago in a liminal space where

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<v Speaker 1>things feel so real, and I imagine traveling through a

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<v Speaker 1>magical era's train of my own design. I've brought these

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<v Speaker 1>textures and sights here for you tonight, and this time

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<v Speaker 1>for softness, imagination and endless possibilities. Before we journey into

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<v Speaker 1>the night, allow a little time to settle and turn

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<v Speaker 1>inward a doubt, a sigh, making a sound, casting away

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<v Speaker 1>any lingering tension from the day, and then take a

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<v Speaker 1>slow breath in through your nose, imagining the clean scent

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<v Speaker 1>of mountain air drifting toward you, and then let it

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<v Speaker 1>go in a sigh. As your breathing slows, Let's count

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<v Speaker 1>down together, letting the mechanical power of the train settle

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<v Speaker 1>into your body with its soothing vibrations. Five gently inhale,

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<v Speaker 1>ascent of cold stone and wild lavender, And as you exhale,

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<v Speaker 1>hear the long, soft hiss of a train's air brakes,

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<v Speaker 1>settling like a sigh against the rails. Feel the tension

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<v Speaker 1>leave your jaw and the muscles around your eyes as

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<v Speaker 1>the weight of the day begins to evaporate into the

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<v Speaker 1>night air. Four. Breathe in the thick, heavy smell of

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<v Speaker 1>soft steam and fresh pine. As you exhale, focus on

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<v Speaker 1>your shoulders, feel the melt away from your ears, becoming

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<v Speaker 1>as heavy and grounded as iron wheels resting securely upon

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<v Speaker 1>the tracks. Three inhale deeply, noticing the low, resonant hum

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<v Speaker 1>of the approaching engine, a vibration that feels steady and safe,

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<v Speaker 1>And as you exhale, draw your awareness to your spine.

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<v Speaker 1>Feel a wave of relaxation travel from the base of

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<v Speaker 1>your skull, moving like warm honey between your shoulder blades

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<v Speaker 1>and into the center of your back. Your spine begins

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<v Speaker 1>to lengthen and soften, sinking deeply into the support beneath you. Two.

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<v Speaker 1>Breathe in the fragrance of damp earth and polished wood.

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<v Speaker 1>As you exhale, let that softness flow into your lower

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<v Speaker 1>back and your hips. Feel the muscles along your entire

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<v Speaker 1>back let go completely, as if a gentle, cradle like

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<v Speaker 1>sway is already rocking you into the rhythm of the

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<v Speaker 1>train journey. One your biggest deep breath in allows you

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<v Speaker 1>to feel the comforting presence of the night and the

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<v Speaker 1>sanctuary within a sanctuary, this train journey brings it's for

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<v Speaker 1>the story to begin. There is a station between dreams,

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<v Speaker 1>a special place that appears for you, offering to take

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<v Speaker 1>you through time. It comes as your mind clears and

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<v Speaker 1>modern noise fades to silence. Re find yourself standing on

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<v Speaker 1>a small cobblestone platform high in a remote mountain pass.

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<v Speaker 1>You are already dressed for bed, wearing your favorite softest

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<v Speaker 1>pajamas in the cool mountain air feels refreshing against your skin,

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<v Speaker 1>and despite the eye of being outdoors in them, it

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<v Speaker 1>somehow feels right, just like everything about to unfold simply

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<v Speaker 1>feels right. The air is cool and clean, smelling of

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<v Speaker 1>mountain flora and distant pine. The breeze kisses your skin

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<v Speaker 1>with the perfect reassuring crispness, evoking a deep sigh and

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<v Speaker 1>immediate sense of release. Protective snow capped mountain peaks are

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<v Speaker 1>brushed with a silver moonlight, standing out sharply against the

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<v Speaker 1>purple black velvet of the night sky. Everything here is hushed,

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<v Speaker 1>held in a deep, restorative silence. Before the magical train arrives.

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<v Speaker 1>Verdant rolling meadows rise from the tracks, and in the distance,

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<v Speaker 1>the moonlight creates haloes around sheep huddling like opal clouds

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<v Speaker 1>in the feathery emerald grass. Some sleep, some dream, but

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<v Speaker 1>all seem to embody the safety of this realm. The

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<v Speaker 1>only sound is the occasional, lonely chime of a sheep bell,

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<v Speaker 1>a delicate metallic ring that underscores just how quiet the

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<v Speaker 1>world has become. Standing here in the moonlight, a sense

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<v Speaker 1>of profound relief washes over you. Your heart feels light.

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<v Speaker 1>You find yourself smiling, knowing this is the perfect night

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<v Speaker 1>to escape, and that something wonderful is about to arrive.

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<v Speaker 1>The relms begin to hum, and a subtle vibration travels

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<v Speaker 1>up the platform and through your souls and resonates deep

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<v Speaker 1>within your chest. In the distance, a low melodic whistle

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<v Speaker 1>echoes against the granite peaks, announcing the arrival of this

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<v Speaker 1>mystical locomotive. Before it rounds the bend, the train is

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<v Speaker 1>a slick, striking ebony, but as it catches the silver

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<v Speaker 1>moonlight in the cast of the sky, a pearly purple

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<v Speaker 1>glint shimmers across its polished surface, like the hidden depth

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<v Speaker 1>of a dark jewel. As it nears the platform, a sudden,

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<v Speaker 1>soft rush of wind swirls around you, catching the hem

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<v Speaker 1>of your pajamas as they flutter softly. The shift from

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<v Speaker 1>quiet to this powerful rhythmic cadence transforms a landscape that

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<v Speaker 1>could have been captured by Van Go in a dreamy

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<v Speaker 1>oil painting. With a heavy mechanical heart beat, with a long,

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<v Speaker 1>sleepy hiss of white steam that blankets the cobblestones, the

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<v Speaker 1>train comes to a graceful halt. Through the glowing windows,

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<v Speaker 1>you see the silhouettes of other passengers already settled in,

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<v Speaker 1>their faces turned towards the glass, waiting to show you

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<v Speaker 1>glimpses aver us long ago. The heavy door directly in

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<v Speaker 1>front of you sides open with a brassy click, and

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<v Speaker 1>the energy of the night shifts instantly. Standing at the

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<v Speaker 1>threshold to greet you is the attendant, a striking woman

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<v Speaker 1>who would thrive in any era, a soul that is

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<v Speaker 1>the perfect embodiment of a lost time. She wears a

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<v Speaker 1>sharp charcoal gray uniform with silver buttons that catch the moonlight,

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<v Speaker 1>and an elegant close hat shaped like a bell around

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<v Speaker 1>her wavy hair. Her expression is calm and welcoming, her

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<v Speaker 1>movements unhurried in a way that instantly encourages deeper breaths.

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<v Speaker 1>Her lips are a deep shade of ruby red, and

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<v Speaker 1>her eyes twinkle in a way that lets every one

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<v Speaker 1>know there's a lot going on behind them. She gestures

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<v Speaker 1>for you to enter. As you ascend the stairs and

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<v Speaker 1>cross the threshold, the mountain chill is replaced by a

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<v Speaker 1>wave of sophisticated warmth. The world instantly shifts as you

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<v Speaker 1>step into nineteen twenty four and the jazz age parlor.

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<v Speaker 1>The atmosphere is thick, with a scent of orange blossom perfume,

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<v Speaker 1>polished cedar wood, and the sweet woody aroma of vanilla.

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<v Speaker 1>The decor exemplifies Art Deco elegance, rich mahogany walls inlaid

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<v Speaker 1>with geometric brass, and ceiling lamps dripping with amber beads

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<v Speaker 1>that cast a honey colored glow over the carriage. Your

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<v Speaker 1>pajamas have been transformed, and a perfectly fitted and elegant

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<v Speaker 1>attire of the time, dressed perfectly for a flapper ball evil.

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<v Speaker 1>An instant a sense of belonging, perhaps even a sense

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<v Speaker 1>that you have been here before. The sound is intoxicating

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<v Speaker 1>yet soft. A solo jazz piano plays a bright, syncopated

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<v Speaker 1>melody from a corner, though the music feels wonderfully distant,

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<v Speaker 1>almost muffled by the heavy peacock blue velvet curtains. Men

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<v Speaker 1>in tuxedos and women in shimmering beaded dresses lounge on

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<v Speaker 1>plush sofas, their expressions peaceful and unhurried. Their eyes carry

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<v Speaker 1>a playfulness, as if everyone is in on a joke

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<v Speaker 1>and you two are invited to enjoy it. As you enter,

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<v Speaker 1>a few passengers look up and smile, nodding in a

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<v Speaker 1>silent greeting that makes you feel in mediately at home.

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<v Speaker 1>You find yourself joining in the spirit of the room.

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<v Speaker 1>A woman in a silver fringed dress smiles and gestures

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<v Speaker 1>for you to join her. For a few moments, you

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<v Speaker 1>find yourself caught in the light, effortless rhythm of the era.

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<v Speaker 1>The beaded fringe of the dresses shimmers like water under

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<v Speaker 1>the amber lamps as people move in a slow dreamlike dance. Suddenly,

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<v Speaker 1>a deep, resonant jolt travels through the floor, and everyone's

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<v Speaker 1>steadies themselves. As the train leaves the station, you feel

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<v Speaker 1>the slow powerful search of momentum. As a magical air

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<v Speaker 1>strain begins to glide away from the mountain station tupped

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<v Speaker 1>in your dreams, the music swells softly, the lights flicker

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<v Speaker 1>gently with a movement, and as you settle into the

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<v Speaker 1>curved velvet chair, the world outside the window begins to

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<v Speaker 1>blur into a streak of moonlit silver. The attendant passes

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<v Speaker 1>the the faint, elegant ascent of her Guardina perfume drifting

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<v Speaker 1>in the air as she moves with a slow sway

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<v Speaker 1>as the carriage. She pauses, her hand resting briefly on

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<v Speaker 1>the brass inlay of your table, her fingers steady against

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<v Speaker 1>the cool metal. Everything is changing so fast, she whispers,

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<v Speaker 1>her voice a soft anchor beneath the piano, notes. Everyone

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<v Speaker 1>wants to chase the light of the future and out

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<v Speaker 1>run the shadows of the past. But there's just so

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<v Speaker 1>much beauty in this moment. I hope they hang on it.

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<v Speaker 1>I stay for a few moments, lingering in the glamour

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<v Speaker 1>of this care free time, hoping to bottle the happiness

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<v Speaker 1>and glee in every motion and interaction so it may

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<v Speaker 1>come along with you through the Eras curiosity rises and

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<v Speaker 1>you continue on, ready to explore the next train car

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<v Speaker 1>and all it may embody. The heavy mahogany door glides

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<v Speaker 1>shut behind you, and the vibrant pulse of the jazz

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<v Speaker 1>age vanishes. As you cross the threshold, you feel a

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<v Speaker 1>physical transformation. The way of the fabrics from this earlier

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<v Speaker 1>era falls away, replaced by something more structured that causes

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<v Speaker 1>you to stand taller. The fabric is a thick, substantial

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<v Speaker 1>wall that seems to hold you, and the way it

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<v Speaker 1>cinches the quiet, rustling elegance. This is the winter of

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen fifty and the world has found a new, polished composure.

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<v Speaker 1>The dining car is a vision of chrome, white linen

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<v Speaker 1>and flickering candle light. The air is cool and clean,

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<v Speaker 1>carrying the scent of rosemary and the buttery, earthy aroma

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<v Speaker 1>of roasted root vegetables, carrots and potatoes caramelized to a

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<v Speaker 1>golden brown. Every table is a study in precision. Starched

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<v Speaker 1>damask cloths so white they seem to hold the moonlight.

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<v Speaker 1>Set with heavy silver forks and delicate bone china rimmed

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<v Speaker 1>in gold of violin plays a slow, sweeping melody that

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<v Speaker 1>feels like a warm embrace, weaving through the carriage without

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<v Speaker 1>ever demanding a center stage. The attendant is here to

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<v Speaker 1>meet you. Her bell shaped hat gone replaced by a

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<v Speaker 1>neat tilted pill box hat and a tailort wool suit

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<v Speaker 1>that echoes the midnight blue of the alpine sky. She

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<v Speaker 1>leads you through a room defined by cordial interactions. There's

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<v Speaker 1>a gentle, dignified grace and the way the other gas

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<v Speaker 1>lean toward one another. Men in sharp, narrowed the pelsuits

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<v Speaker 1>and women with perfectly coifed waves engage in demure conversations.

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<v Speaker 1>Their voice is a soft murmur. It blends into the music.

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<v Speaker 1>Outside the panoramic windows, the Swiss Alps rise up like reverent,

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<v Speaker 1>enduring giants, their peaks draped in a heavy, silent blizzard.

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<v Speaker 1>The snow swirls in thick, mesmerizing curtains, illuminated by the

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<v Speaker 1>warm amber glow spilling from the train's windows. Large feathery

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<v Speaker 1>flakes dust the cold glass before being swept away by

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<v Speaker 1>the wind, creating a scent a profound isolation and safety.

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<v Speaker 1>Inside the car is a cocoon of radiant heat and

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<v Speaker 1>hopeful light. The clink of silver against china provides a steady,

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<v Speaker 1>lively cadence that feels like a return to order. Is

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<v Speaker 1>slide into a plus charcoal tweed booth, the seat firm

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<v Speaker 1>and supportive, yet also inviting. The attendant places a heavy

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<v Speaker 1>crystal glass of water before you, the ice tinkling softly

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<v Speaker 1>against the sides. She pauses, looking out at the white

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<v Speaker 1>the drifts with a powerful, steady energy, a golden needle

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<v Speaker 1>They are perfectly warm, perfectly hell and deep at peace,

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<v Speaker 1>and the quiet, wintry heart of the Alps. You linger

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<v Speaker 1>for a few minutes in the polish'd composure of this

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<v Speaker 1>a pull toward a lighter, more expanse of energy that

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<v Speaker 1>taking rush of light and salt tinged air. You feel

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<v Speaker 1>the thick wooll thins into a light, breathable cotton that

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<v Speaker 1>and your shoes vanish, leaving you to feel the lush

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<v Speaker 1>An abolished formality of the nineteen fifties evaporates in two

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<v Speaker 1>seventy four, and the world has changed significantly. You move

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<v Speaker 1>drive away to a churning sapphire sea, the white spray

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<v Speaker 1>of the surf catching the last embers of the day.

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<v Speaker 1>The train curves with the land leaning into the bends

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<v Speaker 1>of the coast, still tracks with a fluid, rolling grace.

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<v Speaker 1>The interior is a bohemian dream. You sink your feet

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<v Speaker 1>Find a large, oversized velvet floor pillow in the shade

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<v Speaker 1>of purple, and lower yourself on to it. The fabric

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<v Speaker 1>air is light and carries the sweet, creamy scent of

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<v Speaker 1>In the center of the train car a sleek walnut

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<v Speaker 1>Despite the winding tracks and the tilt of the carriage,

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<v Speaker 1>the music never stops, filling the car with the warm,

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<v Speaker 1>honeyed tones of an acoustic guitar. A row of lava

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<v Speaker 1>lamps and low teaque tables pulse with a slow movement,

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<v Speaker 1>their gloves of liquid wax, rising and falling and shimmering

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<v Speaker 1>pools of amethy an ocean blue. The attendant leans against

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<v Speaker 1>a low slung wicker bar. Her midnight blue suit is gone,

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<v Speaker 1>Her hair, once tucked neatly under a hat, now falls

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<v Speaker 1>in a heavy, dark curtain all the way to her waist,

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<v Speaker 1>shimmering as it catches the golden hour light. She hands

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<v Speaker 1>you a tall glass of chilled mint lemonade, the Gandan's

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<v Speaker 1>beating on the glass. She pauses as the train rounds

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<v Speaker 1>a particularly steep cliff, the ocean stretching out toward a

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<v Speaker 1>horizon that feels infinite. Everything tries to get so loud

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<v Speaker 1>out there, she says. Everyone is trying to change the world,

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<v Speaker 1>fighting to be heard over the noise of the new

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<v Speaker 1>but there's a quiet power and just flowing with a tide.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope they realize the light doesn't just come from

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<v Speaker 1>I that she winks and gives us small, peaceful nod

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<v Speaker 1>and moves to flip the record. You settle deeper into

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<v Speaker 1>dance against the glass ceiling. There are no cares here.

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<v Speaker 1>The heavy baggage of yesterday has left at a station

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<v Speaker 1>far behind you. Everything is right in this world, in

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<v Speaker 1>this very moment. The train continues its long, winding journey

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<v Speaker 1>along the edge of the coast, and do you feel free,

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<v Speaker 1>light and exactly where you belong? The golden heat of

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<v Speaker 1>the California sun begins to mellow into deep purple and

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<v Speaker 1>burgundy bands. As the sun finally dips below the Pacific,

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<v Speaker 1>The crackling rhythm of the vinyl gross fad a distant heartbeat.

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<v Speaker 1>As you follow the attendant to the final car crossing

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<v Speaker 1>the threshold, the breezy, salt crusted cotton of the coast

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<v Speaker 1>dissolves from your body, and in its place you feel

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<v Speaker 1>the quid, cooling fabric a silk pajamas. They slide over

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<v Speaker 1>your skin like water, paired with a floor length robe

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<v Speaker 1>so heavy and soft it grounds you to the earth.

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<v Speaker 1>The attendant moves ahead, her waist long hair in a

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<v Speaker 1>shimmering braid, A silken river under the golden glow of

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<v Speaker 1>brass a sconces that line the mahogany paneled hall. She

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<v Speaker 1>pauses before a door inlaid with intricate mother of pearl,

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<v Speaker 1>slides it open to reveal your sweet and offers a

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<v Speaker 1>single knock before her shadow vanishes down the corridor. Is

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<v Speaker 1>step inside and slide the door shut. The latch meets

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<v Speaker 1>the frame with a muted thud, a sound that signals

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the night. Sealed into an elegant sanctuary

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<v Speaker 1>from the golden age of train travel Aboard the Orient Express.

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<v Speaker 1>The air is thick and still, a rich blend of

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<v Speaker 1>bees wax, polish and sandal wood, lifted by the creemy

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<v Speaker 1>floral scent of white lilies blooming in a crystal vase.

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<v Speaker 1>The walls are a deep, glowing cherrywood, hand carved with

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<v Speaker 1>our nouveaux. Swirls seem to pulse softly in the flickering

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<v Speaker 1>light beneath your feet. An elegant rug is so dense

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<v Speaker 1>it swallows every footstep in a lush landscape of indigo

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<v Speaker 1>and scarlet. Every corner at this cabin is crafted with care,

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<v Speaker 1>exemplify the beauty of the times with a hint of

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<v Speaker 1>excess odyism. The bed is a deep, inviting nest, built

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<v Speaker 1>directly into the curve of the wood. Armor of high

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<v Speaker 1>thread count cotton sheets turn down to reveal a heavy

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<v Speaker 1>silk eider down the color of champagne. You slip out

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<v Speaker 1>of your robe, gently rocked by the train, and settle

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<v Speaker 1>into the bed. The silk of your pajamas meets the

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<v Speaker 1>crisp coolness of the linens. You pull the champagne eider

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<v Speaker 1>down up to your chin, and it's immense comforting weight

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<v Speaker 1>presses you deep into the mattress, angering you gently into

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<v Speaker 1>the night and in the stillness the beauty of every

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<v Speaker 1>era you visit. It begins to dreamily overlap, like double

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<v Speaker 1>or triple exposed film. You see that each stop was

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<v Speaker 1>more than a place in time had offered a lesson

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<v Speaker 1>how to live. The nineteen twenties taught you the brilliance

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<v Speaker 1>of uninhibited glee, the way a single moment of joy

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<v Speaker 1>her spark of laughter can light up the dark. The

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen fifties offered the strength of composure, the dignity and

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<v Speaker 1>order and grace. The nineteen seventies radiated the warmth of freedom,

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<v Speaker 1>the importance of flowing like the tide. And even this

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<v Speaker 1>final era, this timeless quiet luxury, offers its own charm.

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<v Speaker 1>It teaches you the grace of stillness and the profound

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<v Speaker 1>necessity of coming home to yourself. No era is ever

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<v Speaker 1>truly lost. They are all alive within you, layers of

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<v Speaker 1>color and light. The beauty of the past becomes more

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<v Speaker 1>than a memory, It becomes a foundation for us. All

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<v Speaker 1>The sway of the carriage is a slow, delicate rock,

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<v Speaker 1>encouraging even in the deepest places within you, to let go.

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<v Speaker 1>Tucked away in this midnight train through the eras finding peace,

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<v Speaker 1>finding blimps, finding comfort, finding sleep, It's time to dream away.

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