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    Calls the faucet down the hallway.
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    I lay awake in bed.
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    The sounds of others sleeping drifts through the walls.
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    The moonlight shines through the window casting shadows into the room.
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    The light on my clock shines bright through the dark.
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    Time passes slowly, seconds like minutes, minutes like hours.
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    I pull the covers away feeling stifled.
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    My leg falls asleep and the tingles take seige.
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    My body is tired. It calls for sleep but my brain doesn't listen.
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    I look about my room.
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    I rub my eyes until little lights form.
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    I wipe sweat away from my forehead.
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    My pillow becomes lumpy and uncomfortable.
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    I move around trying to find a spot in bed.
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    I am sprawled on my bed finding pictures in the paint on my walls.
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    I close my eyes in boredom.
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    I sink deep into my body.
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    I relax.
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    I settle about to fall into a peaceful sleep.
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    I am almost there.
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    My alarm goes off as the sun crests the hill.
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    I hear others getting up.
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    My dad comes in to wake me up.
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    I get no sleep this night.
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