Noctuary (1)

[ashlyme]

I rarely sleep much before 4 am these days. One thing I do if I'm smoking on the balcony late at night is count the windows I can still see lighted across the estate. It doesn't help me sleep; it's probably just a benign manifestation of my OCD; but there's an obscure sense of comfort in knowing there are other folk still up

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[sovay]

I looked at it until it was almost branded on my mind's eye - it seemed that unreal. The sky was already paling into a kind of sallow green. I listened to the first birdsong of the day - not sure if blackbird or song thrush - the wind in the trees at the estate's edge.

You can still write, no matter your state.

Sleep well.

[ashlyme]

Thank you! I managed to sleep in until noon.

[sovay]

I managed to sleep in until noon.

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