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and it was hard to speak.
“Just breathe and count backwards in
your head,” Patricia told me. “Let’s start at
ten. By the time you get to one, I promise, you
won’t be awake anymore.”
She counted out loud and I counted in
my head. “Ten.” I was still wide awake. “Nine.”
Awake. “Eight.” Awake. “Seven. Six.” Awake.
Awake. “Five.”
