To those who sleep.

This happened a few years ago.

You may have heard rumors if you're on campus, some even circulated online.

Nobody knew what really happened because I'm the only one who knows, and I kept quiet

for a multitude of reasons, none of them matter now.

Here's what really happened.

The four of us were handpicked for this experiment by Professor Richardson because we'd all studied

under him, worked under him, and, as much as anyone can, earned his confidence.

He said this one was different.

We had to keep quiet.

He wanted to keep details to a minimum.

All he would tell us before going in was that he required a month of our lives, and that

if he succeeded, sleep would never again be a necessity.

Think about it, he said, six to eight additional hours every day.

Your month will be paid back before the year is out.

If he was right, we'd have a Nobel Prize for sure, that would change the world.

We believed in him, sleep would become a hobby, imagine that.

We felt lucky to be a part of it.

We went in with the highest of hopes.

We were so excited for a new future for humanity, and for ourselves, I was the only one to

leave that place.

Week one.

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