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4 AM Smoke Alarm Wake-up Call

Valentina Angeloni [1]

I was jolted out of bed last night from the blaring of the smoke alarm. There was no fire, just a dead battery. My dog was whimpering. I dragged out the step ladder, which I’m shaky on even when alert, and struggled to replace the battery, a multi-step, unintuitive process. This happened last June, also in the dead of night. What a flawed system. Advice greatly appreciated.

 

Never Sleep by Valentina Angeloni [1]