The Zone

The Zone

The Morning Before

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Ben Sixsmith
Aug 22, 2026
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Waking up the morning after getting very drunk is a gradual and confusing process. You are faced with a series of difficult questions. Where are you? What have you done? Do you have everything?

Where did this scratch on your knuckle come from?

Last Sunday, I woke up on a mattress in a bare room. It took me a moment to realise that I hadn’t been kidnapped…

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