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left. I had to keep moving to stay

awake. I was allowed a fifteen-

minute break every few hours, but

I seldom took it for fear I’d fall

asleep.

Around three o'clock, I finally

finished up. I hurried home and

tried to get a little more sleep

before getting up at five o’clock to

run.

When my alarm went off, I

could hardly drag myself out of

bed, but as soon as I stepped

outside into the freezing air, I was

instantly wide awake. As I ran, I

could think of nothing but my

dread of dance class. Yet the

thought of Ginny tempered it.

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