Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories - The Corn Maze (Premium)

Starting point is 00:00:00 Hi, Thomas here. You're listening to a preview episode. You can enjoy the entire story tonight by subscribing to our supporters' feed. There you'll get access to the entire back catalogue, bonus episodes, and more, and it's all completely ad-free. Click the link below to learn more and thank you so so much. Me and the team really appreciate your support. Autumn leaves dance across the damp ground in front of you. All around, cragly trees stretch long, bare branches towards the darkening sky. You're walking along a footpath that follows one of the side roads out of town. There aren't many cars on the road tonight.

Starting point is 00:01:16 In fact, you haven't seen a single one since you left home a while ago. A light breeze whispers through the hedges on either side of the dirt path, sending the tumble of leaves, skipping down the pavement on your left. Your route for a quiet stroll on this cool, dusky evening before heading home to your cozy bed. Most days you take another route, but tonight you decided to go somewhere new. It can be nice to explore paths you've never walked before and see what wonders you'll find along the way. Bordering the trail on the right-hand side is a small woodland,

Starting point is 00:02:13 which seems even more tangled with roots at this time of year. Without the thick shrubs and grasses of summer, plain bark is left exposed. For these trees, autumn marks the turn from lush green foliage to the silvery sheen of winter. It's pretty now in its own stark way, you think. The bare branches cast jagged shadows across the trail. They sway and quiver in the breeze.

Starting point is 00:03:00 You're grateful for the warmth of your favorite coat tonight. It's soft and comfortable and keeps you at the perfect temperature during your evening walks. You're also wearing a scarf whose ends are tucked into the front of the coat. You pull the top of the scarf up a little higher over your chin. Up ahead, you see an opening in the edge on the forest at side. It's the perfect size for a small gate, like you might find leading into a garden. When you reach it, you see the only thing marking it is a tall wooden post with a handmade sign nailed to the top.

Starting point is 00:04:03 Corn maze, this way it reads, a sketch of a hand with a single finger extended points you through the gap in the hedge to a dirt trail leading away from the road and into the woods. You weren't really planning on doing anything special this evening, aside from taking your usual walk, but you're intrigued by the idea of a corn maze, especially on a crisp autumn night like this one. You're about to set foot on the trail when you notice a metal bucket hanging from a nail in the wooden post. In it are several compact flashlights. A second sign, which is smaller than the first, reads, take one for the trail.

Starting point is 00:05:12 Heavy clouds obscure the first hint of twinkling stars ahead. It rained earlier today, and the sky is still overcast. It might be handy to have a flashlight, you think. You reach into the bucket, which squeaks as it swings on the nail. The cool metal against the back of your hand sends a tingling sensation up your arm which then travels down your spine. Your fingers land on a palm-sized green flashlight with a fabric cord to put around your wrist. You pull it out and slip your hand through the loop so it can dangle comfortably when you aren't using it. Then, you click a soft button on the end light spills onto the ground by your feet.

Starting point is 00:06:32 You turn back to glance at the road. There's no sign of anyone else out here tonight. It's just you, the trees, and the mysterious corn maze which lies somewhere at the end of this trail.

Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories - The Corn Maze (Premium)

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