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Dreamy Bedtime Story _ A Lazy Summer Day in 1982 · Abide Meditation App

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Get Sleepy, where we listen, we relax, and
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  Speaker 1: we get sleepy. I'm Tom, and I'm your host. Thanks
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  Speaker 1: so much for being here tonight. Many people have fond
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  Speaker 1: memories of the long, carefree summers of childhood when they
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  Speaker 1: roamed their neighborhoods all day. Tonight, we'll return to that world,
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  Speaker 1: and more specifically to a summer day in 1982. It's
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  Speaker 1: okay if you don't have similar memories of that time,
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  Speaker 1: if you weren't born yet, or if you were already
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  Speaker 1: an adult back in 82. You can still listen to
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  Speaker 1: tonight's story and enjoy a lazy summer day as you
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  Speaker 1: drift off to sleep. We'll follow Brian and his friends
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  Speaker 1: around their neighborhood as they enjoy their vacation and their
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  Speaker 1: special time being kids. It will all be read by
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  Speaker 1: the wonderfully soothing voice of Marcellus. Let's settle in for
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  Speaker 1: tonight's story with a moment of mindfulness and relaxation. I'm
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  Speaker 1: sure you'll agree, many of life's most precious moments and
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  Speaker 1: memories tend to be made in the warm summer months,
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  Speaker 1: when the weather is bright and the evenings are long. So,
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  Speaker 1: as you relax into bed.
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  Speaker 2: Brian coasted down a gentle incline, focusing on the sight
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  Speaker 2: of Eric's tube socks and sneakers in front of him.
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  Speaker 2: There was a route they liked to ride that would
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  Speaker 2: take them on a circuit around the outer streets of
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  Speaker 2: the housing development. The boys flew past one side street
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  Speaker 2: where some younger kids were out playing foursquare. Their moms
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  Speaker 2: were seated in lawn chairs nearby with their feet soaking
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  Speaker 2: in a baby pool. Pumping their pedals harder, the boys
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  Speaker 2: summited the next little hill Off to the right, they
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  Speaker 2: could see a couple of girls from their class lying
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  Speaker 2: in the front yard of a house. Each girl had
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  Speaker 2: a magazine she was reading. Next to them, a cassette
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  Speaker 2: player was playing the mixtape. Their banana seat bikes were
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  Speaker 2: parked neatly in the driveway, all leaning in the same
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  Speaker 2: direction on their kickstands. The boys slowed down and raised
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  Speaker 2: their hands in casual greeting. Each in turn, they stopped
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  Speaker 2: their bikes, standing noncommittally. They weren't sure if it was
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  Speaker 2: worth their time to slow down and talk to Heather
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  Speaker 2: and Michelle. What are you guys doing? Heather asked. peering
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  Speaker 2: over her plastic sunglasses. All the boys shrugged, looking at
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  Speaker 2: each other. They were doing everything, of course, and nothing.
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  Speaker 2: The second girl rolled over and sat up, setting her
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  Speaker 2: magazine aside. Want a popsicle? She asked. At this, Every
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  Speaker 2: day they relaxed. By the time dinner and dessert had
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  Speaker 2: been eaten, the streetlights were coming on. Brian knew his
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  Speaker 2: mom was expecting him home a little after dusk, so
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  Speaker 2: it was time to head out. Thanking Eric's parents for
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  Speaker 2: having him, he pulled his Velcro sneakers on for a
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  Speaker 2: final time that day. Then he pushed into the warm
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  Speaker 2: and humid evening outside, waving to Eric as the door
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  Speaker 2: closed behind him. With the onset of twilight, the crickets
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  Speaker 2: had come alive. They were singing all around, creating an
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  Speaker 2: intense feeling that summer was at its peak. Brian picked
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  Speaker 2: up his bike from the grass next to the driveway
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  Speaker 2: and pushed it slowly down the driveway, hopping on as
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  Speaker 2: it gained momentum. Turning toward his own house, he zigzagged
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  Speaker 2: left and right again, trying to touch the sidewalk under
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  Speaker 2: each streetlight, as if he were once again bouncing through
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  Speaker 2: a pinball machine. At the top of his own street,
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  Speaker 2: he slowed down and drew out the last leg of
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  Speaker 2: his ride as long as he could. Looking at the
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  Speaker 2: lawns on his right, he saw a man.
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  Speaker 1: So, Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for watching.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you.