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Seventy-five.
I cannot sleep.
I have been awake for 32 hours, 27 minutes, and 6 seconds.
7.
8.
9.
I am utterly exhausted, but I cannot sleep.
I lay in my bed and stare at the ceiling.
Listen to the fan twirl.
Roll over and watch the night sky through my window.
Get up.
Walk around a bit.
Nothing helps.
I finally take one of my mother’s sleeping pills.
It takes a little while, but I am out like a light.
I cannot sleep.
I have been awake for 32 hours, 27 minutes, and 6 seconds.
7.
8.
9.
I am utterly exhausted, but I cannot sleep.
I lay in my bed and stare at the ceiling.
Listen to the fan twirl.
Roll over and watch the night sky through my window.
Get up.
Walk around a bit.
Nothing helps.
I finally take one of my mother’s sleeping pills.
It takes a little while, but I am out like a light.