The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
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Smile, because only you and only your kind know how to remain asleep. The door opens and you pass through like the breeze willingly, and yes, unwittingly. The door closes and you cannot go back like spilled ink splattered, still flowing. Sleep is precarious. Waking is inevitable. Even if your awareness comes in the brief passing from this world into the next, you will recognize infinite possibility in this one startling moment.
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