I woke at 4am and have been listening to my dishwasher and washing machine. Seriously! They are both new and emit comforting 'rolling' sounds - not overloud, very regular and a bit like heartbeats. I can imagine these sounds as ones you would experience in the womb. At the end of the programmes there is a little twinkle of music - a final flourish that says with confidence, 'that's it for today!' Apart from natural sounds, do you have any favourites? Can overheard droning conversation occasionally be a pleasure to hear [not the words, the rhythm]? Have you ever stood in the street late at night listening to the hum given out by telegraph poles and street lamps. Or am I genuinely weird 
? {warning - do not do this if there are police about, in case they misinterpret your intent 
]. Somehow, I feel I'm not alone in this secret pleasure 
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