The shrill ringing of an alarm-clock wakesme up at half past seven.I do not jump out of bed, but daydream for about 5 more minutes.Then I do jump out, and keep jumping, pushing up, sitting up, and generally warming up for about 20 minutes.Then a quick shower, and a very light breakfast. I just can't make myself eat much in the morning.So, it's a soft-boiled egg,a toast, and a cup of tea or something else.Then off to the school.I take a bus, it's a 5minutes' ride, and I arrive in time to have a chat with my school pals before classes begin.It's the usual routine of classes and breaks, alonger break at 11 a.m. for lunch, an school is over at 1 or 2 p.m., depending on the number of classes.After school I walk home with a friend, talking and having a breath of fresh air for half an hour. Then I'm in home,and it's dinner, if I may call it so.The I fool around for half an hour or so, browsing in some magazine or a book, or listening to some music. After that, I'm ready to do my homework.I study, I dig up the information, I solve tasks, find answers to questions.By 8 a.m. I feel tired.Fortunately, by that time folks have arrived, and we eat.That is the only proper meal of the day for me, and the only time to talk with my parents.Then an hour or more of study, some TV, and by 12 p.m. I'm in bed. Sometimes I have to stay up late, if I have some difficult task to solve. So this is it, in a nutshell.Not very eventful, but it's a school day, isn't it?
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