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The state of our government and the direction that this crazy person is taking us in.
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What thought won't let you sleep?Originally asked
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A couple of years ago we moved to East Sussex – I had been living in London for 35 years – and couldn’t work out why I kept waking up and thinking, what’s that sound? It was actually silence.
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The studio. I work late.
Fran Healy
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Nothing. I sleep like a log.
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Worrying about not being able to go back to sleep.
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