I was awake briefly before sunrise, the horizon brilliant red. I sat up to see it and smiled at its proud party hue, but it was easy to lie back down and close my eyes. Yesterday was hot; with sweat running down my arms I sought the path of cooling fans and fought the urge to sleep. Even now under this high dome of clouds I could lay down in the grass and close my eyes. Sleep is often the first response to being in Two Dot, the seduction of high elevation, warm days, and an open sky.
