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The body's factory setting, ruined by the existence of mornings.
means Being conscious and not asleep, with eyes open and brain at least theoretically operational.
from From Old English awacian, to wake up, fusing the intensifier a- with wacian, to watch or be vigilant.
World recordEleven days awake, achieved by a teenager in 1964.
Slang twistSpawned woke, the political fork of staying alert.
Brain trickHalf your brain can stay awake while you sleep.