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DM Good morning. This morning I woke up wondering: 1) if entanglement, energy, gravity, time and space are but "patterned threads" of a common, woven pantakinetic manifestation, within my conjecture motion is fundamental; 2) and perhaps related, might we be often holophrenically looking in the "wrong" direction/scale to better envision or imagine such (yet unappreciated) phenomenons' scope (aka: the latent potential of synthesis/outward Potential Intelligence as opposed to a

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DM Good day! Now seems a good moment to direct attention to the two phenomena of sleep and within, dreams; specifically how our many conversations to date might correlate or conflict with on-going research into each of these two differing, yet sometimes interrelated phenomena. Before I introduce my thoughts, pontifications and conjectures, it may optimal that you offer yours' first. Good day, Danny. What a generative invitation — and I'll honor it by going first, genuinely, r

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