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ISO Book with a chapter where the world goes to sleep
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Anyway, the answer someone gave was a story from Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man, "The Last Night in the World." (Which is to say, I also vividly remember the story, remembered which book it was supposed to be in, and just went and looked at a review for the title.)
To be safe, I will tag as a spoiler (even if I can't identify for what).
(view spoiler)[In the chapter, as I recall, the entire planet of earth wakes up with the immediate an natural realization that this is the day the world will end. When all the people go to sleep at the end of the day, that is it. There will be no tomorrow. Everyone lives out their day, and then crawl into their beds and close their eyes. (hide spoiler)]
Chilling. I really wanted to find out where I read the story. Any help will be appreciated!