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    I Found the Key to the Kingdom of Sleep

    It’s my foot.
    by Amanda Mull Jul 23, 2019 4 minutes
    Source: Keystone View / FPG / Getty

    In order to fall asleep at night, I must run a gantlet of bedtime rituals. I must be marinating in overnight-skin-care products from head to toe. One (but only one) of my legs must be hooked around the side of my covers, poised to alert me to the presence of monsters. I must be lying on my stomach, with one arm folded under my head between me and my pillow. Not only must the air in the room be frigid, but it must be blowing directly on me.

    Most people will probably cop to at least one idiosyncratic sleep habit. The presence of a fan is a common one.

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