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Sleep tight

The articles in "A user's guide to sleep" (28 May, p 31) set me...

The articles in “A user’s guide to sleep” (28 May, p 31) set me thinking. How do people in polar regions, where there can be up to 24 hours of daylight or night, cope physiologically?

Wendy Akers, Pearce, ACT, Australia

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