Hi there, it's Matt here. Welcome to another sleep story, where I'll guide you towards better,

more restful sleep. Before we start, I want to just mention a partner of tonight's sleep story,

which is the company Puori. For over a decade now, I've been an avid consumer of protein shakes, as I'm a bit of a

health fanatic. But the hard thing in the supplement space is trust, that is finding someone,

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superb company. Tonight I'll take you on a journey not one of grand adventures or far away places

but of small moments in the lives of two souls a little adrift.

This is the story of Charlie, a conductor on the late night train to Evergreen. Charlie's shift always begins the same way.

Just after sunset he steps onto the platform of the old station,

tipping his hat to the station master before climbing aboard the train.

The Evergreen line isn't flashy or fast, it doesn't before climbing aboard the train.

The evergreen line isn't flashy or fast, it doesn't roar or rush.

It's a steady, dependable sort of train.

The kind that hums gently as it glides along the tracks carrying its passengers toward quieter places.

The train is never crowded, especially at this hour.

Charlie walks the length of the carriages nodding to the regulars. There's Mr. Harlow, who always reads the same dog-eared mystery novel, and Miss Carraway,

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