How to Sneak Down Stairs to Play on Computers at Night

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Find out your parents bedtime and make sure your parents usually don't wake up in the middle of the night.

   (Staying up all night on random days when you already had a long nap in the afternoon will help.)
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   Step 2: Make sure to go to sleep at a normal hour and how you usually do or they might suspect you.

   ,,, If it's normal breathing, then they are probably pretending or they are still awake! , If they are snoring, then you are lucky; they are deeply sleeping. , Simply crouch or crawl.
   
   Make sure that you are close to the wall to avoid loud creaks.
   
   It's a good idea to practice moving silently in your house during the day. , Try laying a towel or blanket on the base too. , Make sure the computer's speakers are off to avoid waking up your parents when you turn it on. ,, If you want to listen to a sound, use headphones.
   
   However this could prevent you from hearing your parents if they happen to wake up. , And remember to have everything back as they were before.
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   Step 3: if they rarely wake

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   Step 4: you are ready.

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   Step 5: When you are sneaking

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   Step 6: make sure a shadow isn't cast from a light shining on you (street light shining in through window).

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   Step 7: Check their breathing by standing quietly outside their door.

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   Step 8: If it is faint but slow

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   Step 9: they are lightly sleeping.

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    Step 10: Make your way downstairs

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    Step 11: but don't step on any creaky steps.

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    Step 12: Shut every door you come to

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    Step 13: to stop your parents hearing the computer.

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    Step 14: If the computer is turned off

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    Step 15: simply press on the power button

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    Step 16: slowly and quietly.

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    Step 17: Sit down and start playing.

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    Step 18: Do not turn on TVs or sound effects on games (it could easily wake parents up).

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    Step 19: When you're done

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    Step 20: get to bed before your parents wake up and either go to sleep or pretend to wake up during the usual time you wake up (See How To Pretend to Be Asleep for more tips.)

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