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Welcome, dear listener, to Stories for Sleep—a place where the past speaks softly, and truth lingers in quiet corners.

Tonight, we enter the candlelit halls and dusty ledger rooms of Renaissance Florence, where merchants reigned and gold whispered louder than laws. Amid the double-entry columns and ink-stained pages stood a humble clerk: Luca Pacioli.

He wasn’t born to power. He didn’t wear a sword. But one evening, buried in financial records, he discovered something dangerous—his employer was stealing from the public coffers. And while most would look away, Pacioli did the unthinkable: he told the truth.

This quiet act sparked not only local reform but also helped shape the foundations of modern accounting. Yet what made him unforgettable wasn’t his mathematics—it was his integrity.

So lie back, breathe deep, and let the story of an unsung hero carry you gently into the night.

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