Sleeping
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Le Sommeil/Les Dormeuses/Sleepers (1866) - Gustave Courbet
Definition
Sleep is the regular state of natural rest observed in all mammals, birds and fish. Sleep is not actually "unconsciousness," but rather, it is a natural state of rest characterized by a reduction in voluntary body movement and decreased awareness of the surroundings. Therefore, since consciousness is literally the awareness of the surroundings, being asleep is just an altered state of consciousness, as opposed to being unconscious. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping [Feb 2005]
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