![]() ![]() ![]() And then, to lie close, and let a lover’s dreams caress your skin as you begin to sink once more beneath the waves of consciousness, blissful in the knowledge that dawn is far off-that’s second sleep. To make love slowly in the light of an autumn moon. To have the luxury of conversation, uninterrupted by the business of the day. A place in which to rise, to stretch, to bring a juicy apple back to bed, to share slice by slice, fingers brushing lips. And should your sleeping partner also wake then-and people who have slept together for a good many years know at once when each other wakes-you have a small, private place to share, deep in the night. You fall asleep from tiredness, soon after dark-but then wake again, rising toward the surface of your dreams like a trout coming up to feed. By and large, the human body isn’t adapted for more than seven or eight hours’ sleep-but what happens when the nights are longer than that? What happens is the second sleep. Lying in bed too long cramps the limbs, and dreams dreamt too long turn inward on themselves, grotesque as a Mandarin’s fingernails. ![]() Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading A Breath Of Snow And Ashes (Outlander, Book 6). Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. “As the world turns toward winter and the nights grow long, people begin to wake in the dark. A Breath Of Snow And Ashes (Outlander, Book 6) - Kindle edition by Gabaldon, Diana. ![]()
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