[ WP ] Everybody can control exactly how long they will sleep for - from minutes to years . But once you fall asleep there is no way to wake up until your time is up . Sure , you can sleep for a year . But you better hope somebody loves you enough to care for your body while you do .

`` What time is the dinner at dear, eight o'clock?'' 
 
 `` Seven-thirty, Jerry.'' 
 
 Jerry nodded, checking his watch. He'd need time to get ready to leave -- at least an hour, to be on the safe side. So he had to be up by six-thirty at the latest. A three hour nap was n't going to hurt anybody. 
 
 He slipped into the bedroom, ducking underneath the covers. He focused on his internal clock, the one inside them all. He visualized his as a grandfather clock, like the one his own grandfather had actually owned. The hands ticked into place, both locking into place on the six. 
 
 Slowly he drifted off, set to wake at six-thirty. 
 
 And when he awoke at the precise time, he smelled smoke.
