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Micro-Odyssey · 20 min

The Night Train

A sleepy journey through the dark countryside. This 20-minute journey guides you one gentle line at a time, with deep hum playing softly in the background. Read it below, or press start to follow along with a timer and an optional spoken voice.

Start The Night Train (20 min)

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The full script

  1. Lie back and let your body grow heavy.
  2. You are on a sleeper train, travelling through the night.
  3. Your little cabin is warm, with soft lamps and crisp sheets.
  4. You climb into the bunk and pull the covers up.
  5. The train rocks gently from side to side.
  6. Listen to the low, steady rumble of the wheels.
  7. Outside the window, dark fields slide past.
  8. Now and then, a cluster of village lights twinkles by.
  9. Then darkness again, soft and deep.
  10. The train knows exactly where it is going.
  11. You do not need to steer or plan or decide anything.
  12. You only need to rest.
  13. Your pillow is soft. Your body is heavy.
  14. The gentle rocking slows your breathing.
  15. In. And out. Rocking. Rumbling.
  16. You pass over a long bridge above a silver river.
  17. The moon reflects in the water below.
  18. Then into a forest, trees whispering past.
  19. Further and further from the day you left behind.
  20. Your eyelids are getting heavier.
  21. Each sway of the carriage takes you deeper.
  22. You will arrive somewhere peaceful in the morning.
  23. For now, there is only rest.
  24. Let the train carry you on into sleep.

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