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There's A Thing That Just As You Go To Sleep, If You Keep Your Elbows Elevated That You Will Never Go Below The Dream Stage. And I've Used That Quite A Lot And It Keeps Me Dreaming Much Longer Than If I Just Relaxed.

-David Bowie

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There's A Thing That Just As You Go To Sleep, If You Keep Your Elbows Elevated That You Will Never Go Below The Dream Stage. And I've Used That Quite A Lot And It Keeps Me Dreaming Much Longer Than If I Just Relaxed.

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