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A Sleepy Bedtime Story _ A Peaceful Day on Vlieland · 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. My name's Thomas and I'm your host.
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  Speaker 1: Thanks so much for tuning in. I really hope you're
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  Speaker 1: doing well and that you're ready for a good night's rest.
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  Speaker 1: Do you ever dream of stealing away to an island
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  Speaker 1: in the middle of nowhere? Of going on a holiday
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  Speaker 1: where all you have to do is read your book,
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  Speaker 1: take lots of naps and wander around at your leisure? Well,
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  Speaker 1: that's exactly what we're going to do in tonight's story
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  Speaker 1: as we follow Tanya on her adventure to Fleeland, a
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  Speaker 1: small island off the coast of the Netherlands. So let's
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  Speaker 1: settle in now and make sure we're feeling as relaxed
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  Speaker 1: as can be so our imaginations can follow tonight's story
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  Speaker 1: and drift into pleasant dreams. Close your eyes if you
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  Speaker 1: haven't already done so, and just begin to roll your
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  Speaker 1: shoulders two or three times, pressing the weight back into
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  Speaker 1: the mattress below. Feel the way your body is so
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  Speaker 1: comfortably supported, allowing tension to ease in your shoulders and
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  Speaker 1: giving your muscles a chance to rest and recharge. And
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  Speaker 1: as you breathe at a steady, gentle pace, just allow
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  Speaker 1: any thoughts to come and go as they please. Let
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  Speaker 1: your mind do and think whatever it likes for the
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  Speaker 1: next few moments. Meanwhile, just continue breathing in and breathing out.
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  Speaker 1: Enjoy the stillness and calm of the space you're in.
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  Speaker 1: Allow your body and mind to gradually transition into that
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  Speaker 1: same state of stillness in their own time. There's no
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  Speaker 1: need for pressure, no rush to fall asleep. That will
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  Speaker 1: come naturally when the time is right. You're safe, calm
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  Speaker 1: and comfortable. And that's all that matters for now. So
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  Speaker 1: take one more deep breath in. And as you exhale,
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  Speaker 1: invite your imagination to visualize a ferry boat docked near
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  Speaker 1: a town. You're standing on the deck and you can
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  Speaker 1: hear the wild calls of the seagulls swooping overhead and
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  Speaker 1: smell the fresh tang of salt water in the air. This,
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  Speaker 1: my friends, is where our story begins. Tanya looked at
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  Speaker 1: the happy, busy scene around her and smiled. She and
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  Speaker 1: the other passengers were standing on the deck of the ferry,
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  Speaker 1: waiting for it to depart. It would be a 90-minute
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  Speaker 1: journey to Fleuland, a tiny island off the northern coast
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  Speaker 1: of the Netherlands. The ferry was full and the mood
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  Speaker 1: was festive. After a long winter, everyone was eager to
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  Speaker 1: drink up the summer sunshine. Young children ran around the deck,
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  Speaker 1: playing catch and whooping with laughter. The holiday joy filled
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  Speaker 1: the air. Tanya couldn't believe her She'd been craving a
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  Speaker 1: holiday for so long. Then she had an offer from
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  Speaker 1: a friend to stay at a forest cottage on the
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  Speaker 1: island for a week. Tanya jumped at the chance to
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  Speaker 1: take some time off, an opportunity to relax and unwind,
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  Speaker 1: to be in nature and fill her days with readings,
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  Speaker 1: bike rides and feasting on local delicacies. A chance to
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  Speaker 1: do whatever she felt like. Just then, the ferry's horn
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  Speaker 1: made a long, low sound. They were off. Everyone gathered
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  Speaker 1: at the side of the boat to look out over
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  Speaker 1: the water. Tanya noticed how powerful the engines were, churning
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  Speaker 1: up white, frothy water in their wake. The gulls swooped
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  Speaker 1: and dived for fish that had been brought up by
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  Speaker 1: the movement of the ferry. Tanya felt the cool sea
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  Speaker 1: breeze on her face and bare arms. It had been
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  Speaker 1: warmer on shore, so now she put on a light,
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  Speaker 1: soft turquoise windbreaker and wrapped a silk scarf around her neck.
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  Speaker 1: The ferry had departed from Harlingen, a beautiful, historic city
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  Speaker 1: in Friesland, one of the northernmost provinces of the Netherlands.
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  Speaker 1: Tanya leaned over the railing and noticed that Harlingen was
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  Speaker 1: getting smaller and smaller, the buildings becoming tiny specks in
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  Speaker 1: the distance. As the ferry journeyed towards the islands, everybody
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  Speaker 1: settled into their seats, enjoying the changing views. Tanya found
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  Speaker 1: a nice deck chair and got comfortable, pulling her scarf
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  Speaker 1: around her for warmth. The ferry was chugging along a
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  Speaker 1: well-travelled shipping corridor. Tanya watched the progress of a wooden
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  Speaker 1: sailing boat moving alongside the ferry, with a carved mermaid
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  Speaker 1: on its stern. The billowing white sails flapped and cracked
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  Speaker 1: in the breeze. The captain steered the boat with a
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  Speaker 1: large round wheel. It was the kind of craft Tanya
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  Speaker 1: remembered from the books she'd read as a little girl,
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  Speaker 1: about people adventuring at sea. Tanya had always dreamed of
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  Speaker 1: going to Fleuland. Described as the pearl of the sea,
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  Speaker 1: it was the most remote island of a string of
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  Speaker 1: them in the Wadensee, or Wadden Sea. This tiny island
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  Speaker 1: was covered by tranquil sand dunes, lush forests, and airy beaches.
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  Speaker 1: and it had a population of around 1,000 people. Fleerland
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  Speaker 1: was a very special natural habitat for an abundance of wildlife.
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  Speaker 1: In fact, it was home to 128 species of birds.
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  Speaker 1: and was famous for its seal colony, Tanyanew. It was
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  Speaker 1: common to find brown and grey seals sunning themselves on
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  Speaker 1: the beaches and hunting for fresh fish in the sea.
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  Speaker 1: It was also famous for being the most peaceful place
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  Speaker 1: in the Wadden Sea. Perhaps that's why wildlife could thrive
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  Speaker 1: on the island, she thought. The fragile dunes and vegetation
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  Speaker 1: were protected, making it a safe and cozy home for
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  Speaker 1: all the creatures who lived there. Tanya lay in her
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  Speaker 1: deck chair and closed her eyes. She felt the sun
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  Speaker 1: gently caressing her face and the wind whipping through her hair.
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  Speaker 1: Every part of her body relaxed and all the tension
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  Speaker 1: of the weeks before started to drain away. She drifted
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  Speaker 1: in and out of sleep, half listening to the conversation
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  Speaker 1: of two women sitting next to her. They were speaking
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  Speaker 1: in the local dialect, Frisian. Although she couldn't understand the words,
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  Speaker 1: she listened to the musical notes of the language as
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  Speaker 1: the women chatted together like old friends. After some time
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  Speaker 1: had passed, she heard someone say, There it is. She
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  Speaker 1: raised her head from the chair, and sure enough, she
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  Speaker 1: could see a landmass coming into view. As they moved closer,
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  Speaker 1: she could make out the contours of the island. Miles
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  Speaker 1: of sandy white beaches. striking dunes and shaggy forests. Perched
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  Speaker 1: above it all, she spotted a lighthouse painted a cherry red.
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  Speaker 1: Tanya smiled contentedly. She'd made it. This beautiful place would
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  Speaker 1: be hers to explore for the next week. But first
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  Speaker 1: things first, all that salty air had made her hungry.
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  Speaker 1: As she followed the other passengers off the ferry with
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  Speaker 1: her backpack, she saw a food cart selling fish and
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  Speaker 1: chips right next to where the boat was docked. Tanya
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  Speaker 1: headed straight there and asked for a large portion of
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  Speaker 1: kibbeling her favorite local snack. Kibbling consisted of nuggets of
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  Speaker 1: lightly battered cod, fried until golden and crunchy. Served with
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  Speaker 1: a creamy tartar sauce, it made for a delicious snack.
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  Speaker 1: Cardboard tray in Tanya walked over to a wooden table nearby.
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  Speaker 1: She set down her backpack carefully. Then, she stared out
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  Speaker 1: over the small harbor to the sea beyond while she
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  Speaker 1: bit into the crunchy, perfectly seasoned fish. The nuggets were
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  Speaker 1: piping hot and tasted fantastic. Once she'd polished off every
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  Speaker 1: succulent bite, she was ready to be on her way.
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  Speaker 1: To get up to the cottage, Tanya needed transportation. That
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  Speaker 1: meant it was time for her to pick up a bicycle.
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  Speaker 1: What made Fleeland so special was its network of cycling paths.
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  Speaker 1: she'd heard from a friend that they weaved through the
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  Speaker 1: forest and over the dunes, crisscrossing the whole island. Tourists
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  Speaker 1: weren't allowed to bring over any cars, so bicycles were
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  Speaker 1: a vital way to get around. Some had been modified
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  Speaker 1: to include a cart. and it was common to see
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  Speaker 1: people cycling around with their children, pets, and shopping in tow.
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  Speaker 1: Tanya picked up a bicycle from the rental store next
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  Speaker 1: to the harbour. Its rows of gleaming bikes stood waiting
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  Speaker 1: in the sun, and it was hard to choose one.
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  Speaker 1: But then, Tanya saw a solid cherry red bike with
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  Speaker 1: a wicker basket on the front. It was perfect. She
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  Speaker 1: got an extra pair of saddlebags attached to the rack
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  Speaker 1: where she could store her pack and jacket. The friendly
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  Speaker 1: bike shop owner also gave her a map of the
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  Speaker 1: island Tanya decided she would start her adventures with a
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  Speaker 1: trip to the famous lighthouse. After all, it was the
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  Speaker 1: guiding beacon for these remote waters. What better place to
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  Speaker 1: begin her holiday? She could ride straight through the village,
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  Speaker 1: or she could take a long winding route on a
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  Speaker 1: bike path that went through the sand dunes. She decided
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  Speaker 1: on the dunes. Not only did they sound beautiful, she
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  Speaker 1: was hoping she'd get a sweeping view of the whole
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  Speaker 1: landscape as she rode. Tanya hopped onto the bike. She
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  Speaker 1: hadn't cycled for a long time. Taking the car was
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  Speaker 1: often quicker and more convenient. But she missed the feeling
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  Speaker 1: of moving under her own power. There was nothing like
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  Speaker 1: being able to travel so lightly. She loved the feeling
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  Speaker 1: of pumping the pedals to get where she needed to go.
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  Speaker 1: She headed down a cobbled road through the center of
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  Speaker 1: the historic town. Lining the streets were small houses, many
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  Speaker 1: of which had been converted into shops and restaurants. She
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  Speaker 1: passed an ice cream store, a pancake restaurant, and one
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  Speaker 1: shop dedicated entirely to beachwear. Brightly coloured buckets and spades
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  Speaker 1: filled the window and a huge array of towels flapped
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  Speaker 1: in the breeze outside. She carried on through the town
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  Speaker 1: and then took a turn to the right. Luckily the
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  Speaker 1: bike had gears as she had to travel up quite
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  Speaker 1: a steep hill. Then she turned right again, heading into
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  Speaker 1: the forest. The road curved down and twisted around, dappled
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  Speaker 1: in the shade of enormous trees on either side. Tanya
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  Speaker 1: felt an almost childlike sense of glee and freedom as
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  Speaker 1: the bike went down the hill. she could feel the
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  Speaker 1: wind dancing through her hair and watch the scenery move
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  Speaker 1: past in a blur. As she pedaled along, she saw
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  Speaker 1: lots of quaint holiday houses, all full of people having fun.
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  Speaker 1: At one home, a family played with a bat and
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  Speaker 1: ball on their lawn. At another, an older couple sat
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  Speaker 1: side by side in deck chairs, peacefully reading the newspaper.
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  Speaker 1: At the end of the road, she followed the signs
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  Speaker 1: leading towards the dunes. She could hear waves crashing nearby
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  Speaker 1: and smell the tang of the sea. She was getting close.
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  Speaker 1: The sand dunes were covered in beautiful wild shrubs with
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  Speaker 1: green bushes yellow heather, and spiky dune roses. The sweet
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  Speaker 1: smell of the roses mixed with the fresh sea air.
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  Speaker 1: The bike path was very hilly and bumpy in places,
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  Speaker 1: but she loved it. The physical exertion was actually relaxing.
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  Speaker 1: As she pedaled, she could feel all her stress draining away.
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  Speaker 1: It was just her, the bike, and this beautiful, wild environment.
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  Speaker 1: Tanya followed the bike path along the dunes until she
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  Speaker 1: saw a sign reading, Het Posthuis. This was her signal
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  Speaker 1: to leave the dune path and bike in the direction
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  Speaker 1: of the old post office on the island. She turned
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  Speaker 1: left and headed along the road for another 20 minutes,
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  Speaker 1: until finally she came to some steps leading to a lighthouse.
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  Speaker 1: She locked her bike nearby and then started climbing up
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  Speaker 1: the wooden steps. The lighthouse was located on the highest
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  Speaker 1: sand dune on the island, which stood 42 meters tall.
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  Speaker 1: It was quite a climb, especially given how flat the
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  Speaker 1: rest of the landscape was. Tanya stopped in the middle
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  Speaker 1: to catch her breath and drink some of the cold,
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  Speaker 1: fresh water she'd brought with her. The view at the
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  Speaker 1: top of the dune was extraordinary. She could see the
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  Speaker 1: glittering sea laid out before her, full of boats bobbing
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  Speaker 1: around like tiny specks in the foreground. She imagined what
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  Speaker 1: it must have been like for sailors at sea, lost
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  Speaker 1: until they saw the warm glow of the lighthouse's beam
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  Speaker 1: guiding them to safety. Tanya sat down on a bench
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  Speaker 1: perched on the hill next to the lighthouse, drinking in
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  Speaker 1: the view. To the right, she could see the small
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  Speaker 1: buildings that made up the village center. And just next
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  Speaker 1: to the village, there were old farmhouses. She could see
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  Speaker 1: beautiful horses prancing about their enclosures, and cows grazing on
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  Speaker 1: the green grass. Tanya stretched out her leg enjoying the
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  Speaker 1: chance to relax after cycling and climbing. There was nowhere
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  Speaker 1: she had to be. She could stay there for as
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  Speaker 1: long as she wanted, gazing at the soft blue sea.
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  Speaker 1: After sitting in the sun for a while, Tanya started
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  Speaker 1: to feel sleepy, she decided to head to the holiday
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  Speaker 1: cottage for an afternoon nap before going out for some dinner.
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  Speaker 1: She got back on her bike and set off. Soon,
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  Speaker 1: she came to the main road that circled the island
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  Speaker 1: and followed it until she reached a turnoff. leading straight
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  Speaker 1: into the forest. There was a small wooden board next
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  Speaker 1: to the road that read Pine Tree Cottage. She'd definitely
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  Speaker 1: found the right place. She locked her back to a
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  Speaker 1: fence post and continued on foot. The path was shaded
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  Speaker 1: by the canopy of trees. The forest was completely quiet
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  Speaker 1: except for the twittering of birds and the chirping of grasshoppers.
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  Speaker 1: What an enormous difference it made that there weren't any
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  Speaker 1: cars on the island. It had been so long since
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  Speaker 1: Tanya really had a chance to enjoy the sounds of nature.
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  Speaker 1: She stopped and breathed in deeply. The forest had a
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  Speaker 1: special smell, fresh, mossy, and alive. Just then, the holiday
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  Speaker 1: cottage came into view, It was truly tiny, like a
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  Speaker 1: house from a storybook. It was made completely from wood,
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  Speaker 1: with a steep roof covered in grey tiles. Charming green
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  Speaker 1: and white gingham curtains hung in the windows. Tanya looked
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  Speaker 1: under the doormat. as her friend had instructed. Sure enough,
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  Speaker 1: there was the key. The inside of the house was
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  Speaker 1: a revelation. Yes, it was tiny, but it was also
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  Speaker 1: very luxurious, as if someone had tried to imagine what
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  Speaker 1: could make a home as comfortable as possible and then
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  Speaker 1: made it happen. It contained everything that Tanya could possibly
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  Speaker 1: need for her holiday. The small kitchen was fully equipped
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  Speaker 1: with gleaming copper pans. A little round table had a
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  Speaker 1: vase of fresh tulips and a note from the caretaker
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  Speaker 1: that said, Make yourself at home. In the refrigerator, Tanya
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  Speaker 1: discovered freshly churned butter, cheese, and honey from a local farm.
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  Speaker 1: The caretaker had also left a homemade loaf of sourdough bread.
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  Speaker 1: She was sure she'd be hungry later, but for now,
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  Speaker 1: Tanya decided she would love to have a relaxing bath.
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  Speaker 1: The cottage had a large, sunken bathtub in its one bathroom,
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  Speaker 1: and she saw that the caretaker had left some rose
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  Speaker 1: bath salts for her to use. She filled the tub
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  Speaker 1: with hot, steaming water and allowed the salts to dissolve.
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  Speaker 1: She made herself a cup of tea and chose one
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  Speaker 1: of the magazines she'd brought to read. Then she got
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  Speaker 1: into the bath and stretched out her body. The hot
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  Speaker 1: water felt sublime and she could feel all of her
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  Speaker 1: muscles loosening. The room had a large skylight and sunshine
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  Speaker 1: streamed in. As she lay there, Tanya could even see
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  Speaker 1: small birds darting around the overhanging trees. Pine Tree Cottage
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  Speaker 1: really was a magical place. Tanya took her time sipping
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  Speaker 1: her tea and reading articles in her magazine. When the
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  Speaker 1: bath cooled slightly she just added a little more hot water.
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  Speaker 1: Finally she was ready to get out. With one last
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  Speaker 1: breath of the rose-scented water, she drained the tub and
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  Speaker 1: stepped onto a soft bath mat. She wrapped herself in
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  Speaker 1: the large, fluffy robe that had also been left for her.
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  Speaker 1: She felt so calm and relaxed that she knew she'd
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  Speaker 1: drift off to sleep in no time. To the right
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  Speaker 1: of the kitchen was her bedroom, with French doors backing
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  Speaker 1: onto the forest. The bedroom had a large bed covered
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  Speaker 1: in a soft white duvet with a wall comforter. It
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  Speaker 1: would be perfect for a late afternoon nap. Still in
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  Speaker 1: her robe, Tanya crawled under the covers, nestling into their
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  Speaker 1: fluffy warmth. The cotton sheets were so soft, and they
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  Speaker 1: smelled of laundry detergent. The pillows were like cloud, As
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  Speaker 1: she lay there, she could hear distant birdsong and the
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  Speaker 1: hushed waves tumbling onto shore. And, before she knew it,
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  Speaker 1: she'd been lulled into sleep. I'm not going to lie
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  Speaker 1: to you. I'm not going to lie to you. Thank you.
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  Speaker 1: You can also use the same method to create a
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  Speaker 1: new layer. You can use the same method to create
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  Speaker 1: a new layer. Thank you. you Thank you for watching.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for watching. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you. Thank you. you