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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!opl.com!hri.com!spool.mu.edu!darwin.sura.net!uvaarpa!murdoch!fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU!ses3n
  2. From: ses3n@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Sharon Elizabeth Silverman)
  3. Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
  4. Subject: sleeping kitties
  5. Message-ID: <1993Jan27.205449.27316@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
  6. Date: 27 Jan 93 20:54:49 GMT
  7. References: <1993Jan26.193449.12819@viewlogic.com>
  8. Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU
  9. Organization: University of Virginia
  10. Lines: 6
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  13.     The twitching you describe is REM (Rapid Eye Movement) 
  14. and humans do it, too. It's the fifth stage of sleep, where 
  15. dreaming occurs. Haven't you ever spent the night in the same 
  16. room (or bed) with a sleeping human? The symptoms are identical.
  17.                     Sharon
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