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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. Timmy is a little boy who

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Speaker 1: lives with his grandpa. He loves to read, but doesn't

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Speaker 1: It was their weekly ritual and one of Timmy's few

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Speaker 1: its head. Can I ride the pony, Grandpa Timmy asked excitedly. No, Timmy,

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Speaker 1: Good night, sleep tight