" what is a lovely young woman like you doing here, on a deserted, cold, park bench, at such an ungodly hour of the night? "
" i ... i don't know. i can't sleep, so i came here, i guess. i never could. fall asleep, that is. i'm afraid to close my eyes, because I fear that once I do, I'll drown in my thoughts and never find the strength to open them ever again. "
" ... "
" I apologize, I was blabbering ... please excuse me, I - "
" - no, no, it's fine, really. it's just that ... I feel the exact same. "
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in which two insomniacs find solace in each other's company
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