Sleep Better

1. INT. SLEEPING ROOM - DAY
   

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3. Waking up with an outburst, PETER looks disorientated.
   

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5. PETER (V.O.): I often dream of facing strange problems, there isn't to be any quick fix. I'm so disciplined that I'd ask: "Is this just a dream?" as the quick solution is to wake up.
   

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7. Wondering.
   

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9. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): How to sleep better? Am I still stressful?
   

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11. INT. STUDY - DAY
    

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13. Having checked his phone mails, Peter begins to type on his computer.
    

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15. PETER (V.O.): Different offices have different practices. I just modify my invoice in the way they like and sign off from the assignment.
    

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17. Phone rings. Peter takes it and talks a lot.
    

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19. PETER (To phone): Okay, I'll send the documents you require.
    

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21. Finishing his unfinished work, Peter scans some papers before sending them.
    

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23. PETER (V.O.): Okay, I've done all that I need to do. I can now relax and do something different.
    

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25. Phone in hand, Peter taps Google Photos, selects an image and inserts it in an App's content.
    

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27. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): This is something I've wanted to do several months after my monthly-traveling life. I've been distracted by other matters and am years behind schedule.
    

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29. Pausing.
    

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31. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): If I forgot or got confused with the time and the places that I've been, I've wasted my life. I take memories as just as valuable as present moments. If I don't treasure mine, who cares?
    

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33. Act 2
    

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35. INT. SITTING ROOM - DAY
    

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37. Phone in hand, Peter talks to his WIFE.
    

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39. PETER: In our last December motoring in Japan, you insisted that we hadn't been to Akita.
    

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41. Peter shows his wife some small prints on his phone screen.
    

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43. PETER (Cont'd): Look, Googles Maps tracks that some of my photos taken were in Akita.
    

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45. Having examined the particulars and the route from Aomori to Tokyo, Peter's wife looks content.
    

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47. FLASHBACK
    

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49. INT. SUPERMARKET - DAY
    

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51. Peter and his wife are checking some rice products on display.
    

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53. PETER: Oh, Akita rice is available for sale here. We passed through Akita and saw some snow-covered padi fields. We should buy some.
    

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55. WIFE: No, we haven't been to Akita.
    

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57. PETER: Yes, we didn't go to its urban area, but we passed through its padi fields.
    

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59. Peter's wife looks disbelieving.
    

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61. END FLASHBACK
    

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63. Peter continues to check his photos on the screen.
    

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65. PETER (V.O.): Where did I go in the years 2015 and 2016? My mind is quite blank. As I've been travelling every month since May 2014, I must have travelled to somewhere!
    

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67. Remembering.
    

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69. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I remember my wife and I had a great time in the Philosopher Walk in Kyoto. Was it in 2015 or 2016?
    

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71. Peter taps his phone diary, swipes to search, and some images and information appear.
    

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73. PETER (V.O.): Oh, yes! We went in 2015...My solo trip to Inner Mongolia was memorable too.
    

74. Which year did I go? Was it in May or June?
    

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76. Peter swipes his phone a couple of times.
    

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78. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh yes, I went in June 2015. We were in Hokkaido in May. In May and June 2016, I went to Hokkaido alone, and then to Longi in Guangxi to see the rice terraces there.
    

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80. Pausing.
    

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82. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, I went to see the Japanese rice terraces too. The trip must be made after that. But which year and which month? My mind is blank.
    

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84. Peter checks his phone again.
    

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86. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I believe we saw that in April 2018...I see some photos taken in Japan that month...
    

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88. Reflecting.
    

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90. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): No... it seems quite a while.
    

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92. Peter checks his phone again and again.
    

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94. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd) (Relieved): I see. We saw it in July 2016. But how can I be that forgetful!
    

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96. Peter sighs as he scratches his head.
    

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98. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I've to blame the Japanese rice terraces. They didn't resemble the Chinese ones and were impressive. But they're just by the roadside and are facing the sea.
    

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100. Peter takes a deep breath.
     

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102. Putting aside his stuff, Peter does some push-ups on the floor.
     

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104. Act 3
     

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106. INT. SLEEPING ROOM - NIGHT
     

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108. Peter puts aside all his hand-held devices.
     

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110. PETER (V.O.): I'm glad that I have retraced the main destinations that I've travelled since May 2014. I needn't struggle to remember them anymore.
     

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112. Going to bed, Peter taps a table radio button. We hear the music from the 60s.
     

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114. PETER (V.O.): I've been following the evergreen program since the 1980s. Recently, I've missed a greater part of it as I slept late. It's high time I returned to my sleeping schedule.
     

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116. Looking relaxed, Peter turns off the light.
     

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118. FADE OUT.
     

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120. THE END