Target. 1:30 a.m. November 19, 2006. A cold place, harboring Wiis. It opens at 8:00 a.m.
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The line started early. There were 16 people ahead of us. Some of these folks were bright enough to bring a tent. We, however, were not.
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There were more Nintendo DS' than you could shake a stick at. Here, Peter plays Mario cart around 2:00 a.m.
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My turn! I'm playing New Super Mario Bros. and am rather colder than my companion.
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Night lumbers on. This is a quiet moment from around 3:30 a.m., when everyone seemed to be asleep for just a bit.
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The sun begins to make her appearance around 5:30 a.m.
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By about 5:45a.m., most people were somewhat energized, turning our impromput sleepover into something more closely resembling a line.
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About 6:15 a.m., and I am no longer freezing. Target employees begin to arrive, and we long at them longingly.
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For the otter, sun = food. It is sad, sad, sad to admit that his early morning Chicken Selects were orders of magnitude better than my disgusting eggs and inedible toast at IHOP. The IHOP hot chocolate kept me going, though.
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The first half of the line . . .
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. . .The second half of the line . . .
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The entire line, circa 7:00 a.m. And yes, I did curse the people who showed up at 7, thank you.
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