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I keep the night on a gentle leash. LEDs: small, stubborn planets. Stages rise and fall like bad theatre; I understudy the sun without applause. Fans trade heat for quiet; a relay clicks polite knuckles in the dark. Children plug homework into my breath. Fridges whisper their cold creed. The router asks for one more minute. Dawn arrives late but forgiven. I sleep with a smile of warm plastic. Hold the light a little longer.
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I keep the night on a gentle leash. My LEDs are small, stubborn planets. Stages rise and fall like bad theatre; I understudy the sun without applause. Children plug homework into my breath. Fridges whisper their cold creed. The router asks for one more minute. When dawn arrives late but forgiven, I sleep with a smile of warm plastic. Hold the light a little longer.
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