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Gaia slid out from between her airy cotton sheets, her bare feet landing on the patch of grass by her bed. Shivering in her nightgown, she slid her robe off its hook and slipped it over her goose-pimpled shoulders. Treading the path of treadgrass to her door, she stepped out past her canvas curtain door. The night outside was dark, but lit by the half-moon, Gaia's shadows appearing and disappearing as the flickering stars blinked in confusion. "Gaia", they whispered inquisitively, almost reprimanding, "what are you doing out of bed?" "Nightmare." Replied the the quivering girl. "I need Polly." Feeling somewhat calmer knowing the stars were