How many times can someone wake up - go back to sleep - wake up?

How many times can someone wake up - go back to sleep - wake up?
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I’ve seen @sccrowell go an hour and a half. She could have probably gone much longer, but I had enough and put an end to the madness. When she sleeps she is somewhere far away!
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