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57 Days

There are only fifty-seven days.
Fifty-seven days until June.
Fifty-seven days until summer.
Fifty-seven days until Karuizawa.
Fifty-seven days.

I have fifty-seven days.
Fifty-seven days to whip my body into shape.
Fifty-seven days to run five miles in record time.
Fifty-seven days to practice my Japanese.

Fifty-seven days.
That's the only thing separating me from freedom.
The only thing keeping me from the beginning of my summer.
Fifty-seven days.
1,368 hours.
82,080 minutes.
4,924,800 seconds.
Fifty-seven days.