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Boring History for Sleep

The TERRIFYING Fate of an Opium Addict in 1897 Seattle |Boring History For Sleep

29 Aug 2025

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Tonight, you are not a monster. Not a martyr. Not a number in a report.You’re just another forgotten soul — coughing, hobbling, fading under the dim glow of Seattle’s gaslights in 1897.You never planned to end up here. All you wanted was a place to rest. But the basement was warm, the pipe was passed, and now the city erases you one day at a time.This is the bleak reality of an opium addict at the turn of the century. No myths. No moral lessons. Only the slow unraveling of a body and mind. From smoke-filled dens to cold alleyways, from Chinatown’s crowded lanes to the false comfort of a final cot — this descent is quiet. Filthy. And real.Step into Seattle, 1897 — a city glowing with gaslamps and drowning in shadows of addiction. In this History For Sleep episode, we follow the downward spiral of an opium addict’s life.No morality tales. No romanticized myths. Just the raw truth of smoke-filled rooms, narrow Chinatown streets, and the silent fading of those who slipped through the cracks of a booming frontier city.Perfect for nighttime listening, this immersive story blends atmosphere and history, guiding you through the forgotten corners of Seattle’s past.✨ Subscribe for more quiet, haunting history told for sleep.

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