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Sleeplessness
FEBRUARY 18, 2005 - DAY 3
Lou Fairbanks’ hand shook as she pulled it through her disheveled hair and wondered if she’d made a mistake by coming here. As she’d lain in bed unable to sleep, she convinced herself Barney was right and that the ghost of Irene Lentz was haunting her and Dads. When she woke up this morning, reality set in. The pipes were bad. A resident somewhere in the Sunshine desperately needed help.
She blinked against the light that filtered through the blinds behind Diane and tried to come up with the best way of broaching the subject with her. The glare prevented her from thinking straight. She shifted her gaze to the Home Decor magazine in Diane’s hand instead. Finally able to think, Lou took a deep breath and plunged forward.
“There’s something wrong
