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Did you know what waking up a [[Sleepwalking|Sleepwalker]] will cause severe shock, and even
Well... no, that's not actually true - it's an old wives' tale that still persists despite scientific evidence to the contrary. However, in TV-land, no one has heard this update (and some media predate this myth being busted) and will continually dance around whatever strange or frightening behaviors the sleeper exhibits.
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To add insult to injury, the sleepwalker will often walk right into bed, and wake up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed while their companion collapsed from exhaustion.
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* In ''[[Power Pack]]'', the children bring Franklin back to Avengers Mansion after witnessing the Morlock Massacre. When the adults find out about this, Franklin claims he was sleepwalking, and the other children say that they didn't wake him because it would be dangerous.
* One ''[[Archie Comics|Archie]]'' comic has Jughead, for some unexplained reason, sleepwalk through almost all of his entire school day. To avoid waking him up, the teachers give all of their students tests. During lunch, Jughead stays asleep but eats the food off of everyone's trays. He eventually wakes up when the school bell rings, suffering from no ill effects. The other students aren't very happy.
== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[
{{quote|"[[Butt Monkey|The Bursar]] sleepwalks most nights, you know."
"Does he? Tempting..." }}
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