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What Is The Theme Of '? A Cure To Tedium?
A Cure to Tedium

At 5 in the morning, an invisible force wakes Emil from his dull and dreamless sleep, a force which then pulls him up from his dingy bed and into the bathroom. The force then prompts the dazed Emil wash the dried saliva from his cheeks and the mucus from his nose, which always just happen to appear on his face night after night. Back in his room, Emil is forced to change into the drab, faded uniform his brother used to own.

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