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WRENSomething was different when I woke up. I felt lighter, somehow, and incredibly refreshed. As if a weight had been lifted off me. Weird.
I had no idea what time it was, but whatever sleep I'd got had been enough. I was bristling with energy and ready to leave this room.
I checked that the door was still locked and then took a quick shower before slipping into the same clothes the Trads had given me yesterday. If it was yesterday; for all I knew, this could still be the same day. I needed a watch. Did they even have twenty-four-hour days in space? Life here wasn't determined by the course of the sun. There were so many things I didn't know about how things worked here. The teacher in me was desperate to find out.
I walked back to the door, but hesitated for a moment. Was I ready
