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The Nap That Burned Four Hundred Calories

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4 min read · Premium

Sunday afternoons had a shape, and I loved the shape of them. Daniel would come back from his run a little before two, drink an entire glass of water standing at the sink, and announce that he was going to "shut his eyes for an hour." He'd climb the stairs heavily, like a man who'd earned it, and I'd hear the bedroom door click. Then the house would go quiet, and the afternoon would belong to me.

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