[Scrambler Bob]

At 4 a.m., as the Milky Way peaked overhead, my alarm went off: it was time to join Adams outside. For the next 20 minutes, as my eyes adjusted to the moonless dark
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So he woke up at 4 am, and still had to adjust to darkness???

Nope.

[gleeaikin]

He probably lit a flashlight so he could find his shoes or clothing. Bad for instant night vision.