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Speaker 1: Hello friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. I'd like

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Speaker 1: slash support Thank you. Esther is feeling quite restless and

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Speaker 1: wishes she could just take time off school to sit

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Speaker 1: Esther starts to read what will Happen this Time? The

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Speaker 1: Magical Book of Dreams Part seven. Though Esther was tired,

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Speaker 1: new experiences. You should continue traveling. Let me tell you

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Speaker 1: I think we should stop there. Dragon candy on baked goods.

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Speaker 1: Can you make that? Mother? It sounds delicious. Ester's brother said,

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Speaker 1: is dragon candy all you can remember from that story?

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Speaker 1: You really are a squirt? Time for bed, you too,

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Speaker 1: and this time go to sleep quickly or there will

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Speaker 1: be no more reading tomorrow night. Esther's mother gave her

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Speaker 1: them off to their rooms to sleep. Sleep well, mom,

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Speaker 1: they both said, in almost unison, and that is the

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Speaker 1: end of this part. Good night, sleep tight.