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Speaker 1: Hello again, Max, and hello to you little dreamer, High Loomy,

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high Gramps. It's so quiet in the attic tonight it

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is the quietest night of all. Look at the story

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light jar. The light inside has finished its changes. It

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is no longer amber, It is no longer rose gold.

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Speaker 2: It has turned a beautiful lavender blue. It reminds me

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of the deep still water of a lake at midnight,

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reflecting the moon.

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Speaker 1: This means it is time for the living glow. That's

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the last one for our love story, isn't it? It

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is every story light shines three times. First we had

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the listening glow, where we heard the story of beauty

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in the beast. Then we had the learning glow, where

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we visited the beast in the garden and learned about trust.

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But tonight is the most important one. Tonight is the

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living glow. This is where we learn where love actually

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comes from. Does it come from other people? Like from beauty?

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Speaker 2: That is one kind of love, Max, And it is

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very powerful. Being loved by someone else is like a

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warm blanket. But there is another kind of fire that

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has to burn inside you. First.

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Speaker 1: You cannot really feel the warmth of the sun if

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you are hiding in a cave, Max, you have to

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be brave enough to step out. Tonight we are going

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to see the beast learn the hardest lesson of all.

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He is going to learn to love himself.

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Speaker 2: Is that hard for the beast? It is very hard.

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He is used to hiding in the shadows because he

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thinks he is a monster. He thinks he belongs in

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the dark. But tonight, in Nocturnia, the sun is rising

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and he has a choice to make.

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Speaker 1: We are going to visit the Hall of morning Gold.

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It is a place of pure light. We are going

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to help him be brave enough to be seen, because

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when you love yourself enough to stand in the light,

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that is when the magic really happens.

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Speaker 2: The lavender blue mist is rising, Max, Can you feel it?

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It is cool and soft, like a silk sheet being

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pulled up to your chin. It is slipping into my beard,

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swirling like a gentle fog. It is time to open.

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Speaker 1: The dream gate, to enter the living glow. We must

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be ready to shine, Little dreamer, lie very still. Imagine

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your heart is a golden coin, polished and bright. Your

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legs are heavy, sinking down, Your arms are resting, loose

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and relaxed. Let's take a breath to find the light.

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Breathe in courage, breathe out light.

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Speaker 2: Here we are the hall of morning gold. Look at

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this room, Mags. It is vast. The ceiling is made

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of glass, and the morning sun is pouring in like

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a waterfall of gold dust.

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Speaker 1: It's so bright it makes the dust motes dance. It

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feels warm on my face just standing here. It is beautiful.

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But look over there in the corner where the heavy

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velvet curtains are pulled tight. Do you see the shadow?

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I see him. It's the beast. He is sitting in

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the darkest corner. He's huddled up.

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Speaker 2: He is hiding, Mags. The sun is right there, warm

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and inviting, but he is staying in the coat shadow.

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Speaker 1: Why the sun feels nice because he is ashamed. He

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thinks that if he steps into the light, everyone will

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see his fur and his horns. He thinks he is

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too ugly for the sunshine. He is waiting for the dark.

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Speaker 2: But hiding makes him feel lonely, and being lonely makes

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him feel cold. It is a circle, Max. If he

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wants to feel Beauty's love, he has to let himself

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be seen. He has to love himself enough to say,

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I am here.

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Speaker 1: Can we tell him? Can we tell him it's okay?

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We can, but not with words. We need to send

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him confidence. We need to help him feel that he

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deserves the warmth. Little dreamer, look at the beast. Don't

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feel sorry for him, feel proud of him. Send him

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a thought that says, step out, Come on, beast, it's

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warm over here.

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Speaker 2: Watch him. He is lifting his head. He sees the

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golden square of sunlight on the floor. It is just

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inches away from his claw.

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Speaker 1: He is reaching out. His hand is shaking a little.

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He is afraid that the light will burn him, but

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he is touching it.

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Speaker 2: He touched it.

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Speaker 1: He didn't pull back.

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Speaker 2: He feels the heat, Mags, it isn't burning him. It

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is warming his fur. It feels like a gentle hand

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resting on his arm.

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Speaker 1: Now comes the brave part. He is standing up. He

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is taking a deep breath. He is stepping out of

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the shadow. Not just a hand, the whole beast.

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Speaker 2: He's doing it.

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Speaker 1: He's walking right into the middle of the sunbeam.

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Speaker 2: Look at him, Mags, really look at him. In the dark,

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he looked scary, But here in the light, Oh my,

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he looks golden.

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Speaker 1: His fur is shining like copper, and his eyes a

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bright amber. He looks like a lion king. He is

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magnificent and look. He isn't hunching over. He is lifting

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his chin. He is closing his eyes and tilting his

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face up to the sun.

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Speaker 2: He is soaking it in. He is letting the light

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touch his face, his horns, his paws. He isn't hiding

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a single inch of himself.

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Speaker 1: This is self love, Max. It is the feeling of saying,

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I exist, and it is good that I exist. Do

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you feel how different the room feels now? Yeah, it

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feels full, it feels brighter.

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Speaker 2: That is because love is contagious. When the beast hid

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in the corner, it made us feel sad. But now

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that he is standing there, glowing and proud, how does

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it make you feel?

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Speaker 1: It makes me want to hug him. It makes me

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like him more. Exactly, when you love yourself, you shine,

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and that shine acts like a magnet. It pulls love

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in from everywhere else. Beauty loves him, Yes, but he

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can only feel that love now because he has stepped

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out of the dark to receive it.

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Speaker 2: He is turning around slowly. He looks peaceful. He knows

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he doesn't need to hide anymore. The monster was just

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a shadow. The creature in the light is a masterpiece.

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Speaker 1: Look up, little helpers. The great dream tree is watching

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through the glass ceiling. There's a leaf glowing. It's growing

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out of the sunbeam. It's lavender blue.

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Speaker 2: That is the leaf of true love. It has unfurled

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because the beast found the carriage to be himself.

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Speaker 1: He is sitting down now, right in the center of

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the light. He looks like a giant golden cat napping

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in the sun. He is happy.

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Speaker 2: He has learned the secret. You don't wait for the

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light to find you in the corner. You have to

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walk into it.

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Speaker 1: It is time for us to leave him to his

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warm nap. Max, the lavender blue mist is gathering around

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our feet again. But before we float back to your bed,

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let's remember this lesson.

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Speaker 2: We saw the beast step into the light. Now think

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about your day, Max. Was there a moment where you

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felt proud to be you? A moment where you didn't hide.

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Speaker 1: I was at the park. I was singing a song

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to myself. Usually, if people walk past, I stop singing

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because I'm shy. I don't want them to hear. But

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today a lady walked past and I didn't stop. I

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kept singing. I liked my song, And what happened She

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smiled at me. She started humming too. It felt nice.

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That is it, Max. You loved your song enough to

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keep singing, and because you shone, she smiled. Your love

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was contagious.

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Speaker 2: Never hide your song, Max, the world needs it.

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Speaker 1: Little Dreamer, Find a moment where you stepped in to

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the light today. Maybe you wore your favorite shirt, or

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you showed someone your drawing, or you just felt happy

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taking up space. Find that warm, golden feeling. Hold it

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in your mind. Let's breathe with that feeling. It is

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a sunbeam in your chest. Breathe in, I am here,

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Breathe out I am bright. That warmth is yours to

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keep wrapped in lavender blue light.

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Speaker 2: The hall of morning gold is fading. The dream gate

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is closing gently behind us, and the living glow is

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settling home in the jar.

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Speaker 1: The story is safe inside the jar. Now the adventure

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is over. Now it is time to notice where you are,

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Little Dreamer. Feel the bed underneath you, feel how strong

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and steady it is. It is holding you up completely.

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You don't need to hold your muscles tight anymore. You

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can just melt.

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Speaker 2: Feel the pillow under your head. It is cool and soft,

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isn't it. Let your head sink into it like a

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heavy stone sinking into a cloud. Think about this room

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around you. It is a safe, warm cave.

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Speaker 1: Think about the hands that tucked you in tonight. Your

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family made this cozy nest just for you. They fluffed

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the pillow, they pulled up the blankets. Every layer of

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covers is a hug from them. You are wrapped in

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their love.

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Speaker 2: You are safe here. The house is quiet. You are

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loved more than you can imagine. And that warmth you

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felt in the story, that golden sunshine, it is inside you.

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Speaker 1: Now you are warm inside, You are cozy outside, and

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your eyes are getting so heavy. There is nothing left

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to do but drift.

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Speaker 2: You have listened, you have learned, you have lived, and

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now you can sleep.

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Speaker 1: Let's take one last delicious breath, smelling the clean sheets,

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feeling the heavy eyelids. Breathe in, I am safe, Breathe out.

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Speaker 2: Sleep good night, little dreamer. Sleep Well.

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Speaker 1: That was a good one, Loomy. I think I'm just

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about asleep. Good night. If you're listening along You can

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find more gentle sleep tips and calming routines for children

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at storylight kids dot com. Goodnight,