Katherine Nicolai

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Now, here is how you will fall asleep.

Just by listening to my voice, by following along with the general shape of the story I have for you, we will shift your brain out of its tendency to wander.

We'll give it a place to land.

And each time you listen, you'll train it to respond more quickly and easily.

The shift from default mode to task positive mode will send you on your way to Snoozeville.

I'll tell the story twice, and I'll go a little slower the second time through.

If you wake later in the night, don't hesitate to turn the story back on.

Our story tonight is called The Lilac Booth, and it's a story about a spring morning at a familiar farmhouse.

It's also about bullfrogs and garden clogs, old faces collected from friends, armfuls of fresh flowers driving with the windows down on a warm day.