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SLOANE 

“Ugh, what is that noise?” I groan, my voice muffled as I bury my face deeper into the pillow. 

The shrill sound slices through my sleep like a chainsaw, ripping through my skull and hammering inside my brain. I blindly fumble for another pillow, slapping it over my ears. 

“Make it stop… please, for the love of all that’s holy.”

But it doesn’t stop. Of course, it doesn’t sto