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Speaker 1: Hello, friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. This is

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Speaker 1: the final part of our story about Nia. Nia had

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Speaker 1: to land on Earth to recharge the batteries in her capsule,

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Speaker 1: and she decided to go and explore. She met some crows,

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Speaker 1: young girl. Georgina invites her to her house to try

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Speaker 1: things don't go so well. Mia visits Earth Part three.

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Speaker 1: Na's home planet, Alpha, in some ways, was not so

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Speaker 1: different from Earth. It supported a variety of life, including

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Speaker 1: a number of sentient species like alphins and others. The

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Speaker 1: gravity of the planets was also similar, as is the

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Speaker 1: fact that they orbit a large yellow sun. The colors

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Speaker 1: of the planets are remarkably different, however, Alpha's native plant

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Speaker 1: to see over the millennia. Nia grew up in one

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Speaker 1: plant and animal life. They were so successful that there

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Speaker 1: families and a social life too. Nia has the equivalent

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Speaker 1: young ones. Though she didn't often think so. Nia was

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Speaker 1: lucky that her maid was a famous scientist and would

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Speaker 1: school after her ten turns of the sun. Though Nia

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Speaker 1: loved her maid, she wished sometimes she had a mader

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Speaker 1: like her friends did. Their maters all had art or

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Speaker 1: which Nia found much more fun. Nia's computer friend, Bebes,

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Speaker 1: many many years ago. Alpha's scientists created robots that would

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Speaker 1: would take on roles like bebes, working in harmony alongside

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Speaker 1: their Alphine counterparts, but at Nia's age, they act more

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Speaker 1: like babysitters on Earth, which is why Nia would often

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Speaker 1: had no idea what to do? Mom? Are you okay,

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Speaker 1: asked Georgina as she rushed over to where her mom

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Speaker 1: where are the people to help? Nia asked quietly she fainted.

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Speaker 1: I don't think they have health aid as fast as

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Speaker 1: Nia asked, Human physiology may be different, assessing who are

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Speaker 1: you talking? To, asked Georgina. Just as Na was about

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Speaker 1: call dad? Asked Georgina, quite concerned. I'm fine. I fell

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Speaker 1: Nia said quietly. Oh my, Georgina, I think you might

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Speaker 1: either the best Halloween costume I have ever seen, or

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Speaker 1: you are an mom. This is Nia. She comes from away,

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Speaker 1: I think that is deserving of a cup of tea

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Speaker 1: and sweets. Do you eat cake and cookies? She asked

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Speaker 1: best to try, so as not to upset the humans. Further,

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Speaker 1: said Bebes, I don't think I have eaten such nourishment before,

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Speaker 1: My mother makes the best chocolate cake. You must try that,

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Speaker 1: and with a glass of milk, said Georgina. What is milk?

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Speaker 1: That doesn't sound good, said Bebes, but you had better

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Speaker 1: try it to keep the humans calm. I can give

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Speaker 1: you aid when you return to the capsule. Sure I

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Speaker 1: would love milk too, said Nia with a bit of hesitancy. Well,

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Speaker 1: have a seat at the table, then, you two, Georgina's

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Speaker 1: mother said, as she started to bring over cake, cookies,

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Speaker 1: going to be a day for the books, Georgina's mother said.

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Speaker 1: Crazier you mean, Georgina said with a laugh. Nia started

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Speaker 2: Nia.

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Speaker 1: Are you okay, Georgina asked with some alarm. Oh, I

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Speaker 1: never thought you might have allergies or sensitivities to chocolate

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Speaker 1: or something else, Georgina's mother said, with her mouth still

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Speaker 1: so delicious. We have no flavors like this on Alpha

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Speaker 1: at all. It's so amazing. Phew, and thank you for

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Speaker 1: the compliment. I can tell all my friends that my

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Speaker 1: you very much. That really was wonderful. You said you

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Speaker 1: had something wrong with your vehicle or spaceship, and that's

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Speaker 1: why you landed, Georgina's mother asked, as she took a

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Speaker 1: big sip of her sweet tea. Yes, it's not very serious.

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Speaker 1: The navigation computer runs on its own power, and it

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Speaker 1: had some unforeseen issues that made it use far more

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Speaker 1: we could recharge it faster. Thank you, said Bebes, you

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Speaker 1: We are off grid and use wind and solar to

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Speaker 1: charging station are fixed in place, said Georgina's mom. Recharge

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Speaker 1: is at ninety five percent, and Beta has acknowledged that

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Speaker 1: we are late arriving and want an update. Suggest we

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Speaker 1: leave shortly before I am forced to reply, said Bebes.

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Speaker 1: I appreciate your offer of help, but I think the

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Speaker 1: navigation system has already returned to near optimal levels, replied Nia. Well,

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Speaker 1: Georgina's mother said, with a laugh. Would you like more

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Speaker 1: cookies or cake or some milk? Georgina, No, you have

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Speaker 1: been very generous in sharing your food, and I could

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Speaker 1: know the customary way to say this on Earth, but

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Speaker 1: said Nia, concerned that she might insult her host. Oh sure,

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Speaker 1: matter the length of time. But here, Georgina, grab me

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Speaker 1: the more fun. Georgina's mother said with a smile. Thank you.

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Speaker 1: You are very kind, much more kind than I could

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Speaker 1: and I am so sorry that my mother fainted. I

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Speaker 1: That's okay. Nia chuckled, and it was very nice to

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Speaker 1: Navigation computer at one hundred percent interjected Beebes. Do you

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Speaker 1: think you could come for another visit this summer. I

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Speaker 1: at Nia's capsule, Georgina looked stunned, what's wrong, Nia asked,

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Speaker 1: Your capsule looks so cool. I've never seen a spaceship

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Speaker 1: a shade of green I have never seen before. Spaceships

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Speaker 1: in movies are always white or silver or black. Maybe

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Speaker 1: someday you can come for a ride with me and

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Speaker 1: we can explore the galaxy. Oh, that would be so cool,

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Speaker 1: Georgina said excitedly. Beta is calling, said Beebes, sorry, I

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Speaker 1: must go. As Nia turned to leave, Georgina suddenly stepped

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Speaker 1: said Beebes, she's attacking you. What was that, asked Nea nervously.

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Speaker 1: That is what we call a hug. It's one way

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Speaker 1: we say hello and goodbye to friends, said Georgina. So

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Speaker 1: Nia stepped forward awkwardly and gave Georgina another hug and

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Speaker 1: said see you again soon bye, And without so much

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Speaker 1: the eye could see. And that's the end of this story.

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Speaker 1: Good Night, Sleep.

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