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Welcome to another

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bonus episode of Sleep

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Whispers, an extra

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treat for my SoapBlast

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members. This

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is bonus episode number

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104, and it's

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titled, A

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Wilderness Survival Story, part

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5. Bows

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that start fires and

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shoot arrows. Now,

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as a reminder, what you

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are about to hear is a

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helpful survival guide, but

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it's written to sound

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like a dramatic survival adventure, so

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listen closely, and

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you'll hear actual

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tips that could

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help you in a survival

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situation. Or,

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you can just lean back and

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enjoy the drama and

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the adventure of the story. In

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part 4, the

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prior episode, you

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learned how to capture a rabbit,

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how to cook edible

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fungus, and

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you also learned about the curious taste

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of beaver tail. In

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this episode, you'll

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learn how to create

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a bow drill for

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starting fires, as

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well as how

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to create a bow for

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shooting arrows. Now,

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I trust that you can easily

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visualize a hunting

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bow, but you

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may not be familiar with

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a fire-starting bow. So,

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I'll post an image of

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a fire-starting bow drill for

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my soap blood members. Also,

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I'll soon stitch together parts

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1, 2, 3, 4, and

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5 of this survival story so

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you can enjoy them all as

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a single, super-duper

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long episode. Stay

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tuned for that treat. Make

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tonight's story distract

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the squirrels. Calm

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your mind and

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help you to fall asleep. I

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hope you enjoy it. A

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Wilderness Survival Story Part

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5 O's

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that start fires and

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shoot arrows. I

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awoke in the morning to

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find the woods dripping wet and

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the world gray with

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a cold, drizzling rain. From

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my fire, a small,

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thin wisp of

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smoke arose. I

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hurried to replenish the fuel and

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saved a little life that

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was left in the embers. But

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that was too late. The

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dark sky poured forth. I tore

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into rain and

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with a faint yes, my

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last hot colds fizzled

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out. Soaked

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through, chilled,

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miserable, and disgusted, I

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crept into my hut. I

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hoped. to be able to

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start another fire in my

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usual way, using my

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knife, level, and

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anchor chip. Unfortunately,

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though, my

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anchor chip would just do what

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you would like. I

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wouldn't be able to create a new fire for

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a while. My

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attention then shifted to

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my hunger, and

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I only had some uncooked fungus

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that I could eat at the moment. Well,

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I could go try to

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find some mussels,

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frogs, or fish, but

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without a fire, I would

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have to eat those raw. And,

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as hungry as I was, my

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hunger pangs were not

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strong enough for that to be

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a good option. I

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just continued to sit in my lane too,

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most of which was pretty wet. Luckily,

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there was a dry spot right

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in the center of my shelter,

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so I did my best just to

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stay there. My

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wet clothes clung to

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my skin, killing

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me to the bone each

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time the wind swirled around

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me. Summer

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was obviously over, and the autumn

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rains had begun. In

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a few weeks, more

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icy winds, and

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most likely, some snow squalls would follow.

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All I desired at

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this moment was

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a large, warm,

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roaring fire. I

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could have been. laughing at the

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elements instead of

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cursing my wet and

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cold conditions. Without

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fire, I truly

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realized how helpless

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I was. I

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needed to safeguard myself against

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being in this predicament

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again. I

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began mulling it over, partially

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because I needed a solution,

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and partially because

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it took my mind off of coldness.

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Towards noon, however, the

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rain ceased, the sky

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cleared, and by

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mid-afternoon, the sun was

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shining brightly. I

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lost no time in

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finding a large stone in the

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sun to dry my

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handkerchief. After

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a short while, it

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was once again dry,

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and I had

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a new blazing fire.

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My next priority was

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to cook some food while

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also putting some warmth back

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into my chilled bones. I

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knew my charred handkerchief may

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not last much longer, so

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I started to create a backup. That

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was just a tasty nip of

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