A Cornish man attempting to break the world record for sleep deprivation says he is feeling fine, despite being awake for more than a week.
Tony Wright, 42, from Penzance, started his attempt to beat the current record at 0600 BST on 14 May. The current record stands at 264 hours - 11 days.
He has been passing the time by playing pool and keeping an online diary.
A live web cam and CCTV cameras are monitoring him 24-hours a day.
In one of the entries, Mr Wright described his experience of nearly falling asleep on Saturday as: "The flat screen starts turning into a multi-dimensional portal to another world and the text into a welcoming entourage of giggling dancing pixies and elves. Remarkably, one's nose heads in a similar direction, and without a last-second reprieve would have come firmly to rest on the Z key."
He said this entry was poetic licence and not an example of him going mad.
With news video.
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