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Will came awake slowly. His eyes shifted around the room. “Oh, shit I slept.” He croaked with a surprised frown. He turned his head to look at the bedside clock. It was a quarter past two p.m. “I slept,” he repeated with a smile. Then he remembered. “Mum…” All that she’d told him came flooding back. “Oh, my god.” He whimpered shakily. “She’s at peace now. She’s at peace.”