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I want you to sleep what seems to be a very, very long time, and you'll feel rested and

comfortable, as if you had slept for eight hours, then I’m going to awaken you. I can count
backward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a
deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your head. You are, are
you not? (Subject nods.) Now I'm going to awaken you. And at ten, you'll be half awake, and at
five, almost awake. I'm going to have you stand up to do that. Just stand up, Doctor, just stand up
while you're still asleep. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—one-quarter of the way awake—14, 13, 12, 11,
10—and half awake You're beginning to get more and more awake. 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Wide
awake! How are you?

backward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a
deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your head. You are, are
you not? (Subject nods.) Now I'm going to awaken you. And at ten, you'll be half awake, and at
five, almost awake. I'm going to have you stand up to do that. Just stand up, Doctor, just stand up
while you're still asleep. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—one-quarter of the way awake—14, 13, 12, 11,
10—and half awake You're beginning to get more and

backward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a
deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your head. You are, are
you not? (Subject nods.) Now I'm going to awaken you. And at ten, you'll be half awake, and at
five, almost awake. I'm going to have you stand up to do that. Just stand up, Doctor, just stand up
while you're still asleep. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—one-quarter of the way awake—14, 13, 12, 11,
10—and half awake You're beginning to get more and

backward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a
deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your head. You are, are
you not? (Subject nods.) Now I'm going to awaken you. And at ten, you'll be half awake, and at
five, almost awake. I'm going to have you stand up to do that. Just stand up, Doctor, just stand up
while you're still asleep. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—one-quarter of the way awake—14, 13, 12, 11,
10—and half awake You're beginning to get more and
backward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a
deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your head. You are, are
you not? (Subject nods.) Now I'm going to awaken you. And at ten, you'll be half awake, and at
five, almost awake. I'm going to have you stand up to do that. Just stand up, Doctor, just stand up
while you're still asleep. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—one-quarter of the way awake—14, 13, 12, 11,
10—and half awake You're beginning to get more and

backward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a
deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your head. You are, are
you not? (Subject nods.) Now I'm going to awaken you. And at ten, you'll be half awake, and at
five, almost awake. I'm going to have you stand up to do that. Just stand up, Doctor, just stand up
while you're still asleep. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—one-quarter of the way awake—14, 13, 12, 11,
10—and half awake You're beginning to get more and

backward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a
deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your head. You are, are
you not? (Subject nods.) Now I'm going to awaken you. And at ten, you'll be half awake, and at
five, almost awake. I'm going to have you stand up to do that. Just stand up, Doctor, just stand up
while you're still asleep. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—one-quarter of the way awake—14, 13, 12, 11,
10—and half awake You're beginning to get more and

backward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a
deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your head

backward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a
deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your headbackward,
from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10, you'll be one-
half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All right now, I'm
going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7,
6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a deep breath and
go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You cabackward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be
awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10, you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-
quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19,
18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half
asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a deep breath and go way deep asleep. You
are, are you not? You can nod your headbackward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15
you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10, you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake,
and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—
onequarter awake—13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13,
14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You
16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can
nod your headbackward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter
awake; at 10, you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 yoyou'll be
fully awake. All right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter
awake—13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
18, 19, 20. Take a deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you nonot? You 16, 17, 18,
19, 20. Take a deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your
headbackward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 yoyou'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15t? You 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.
Take a deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your
headbackward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12,

u'll be fully awake. All right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter
awake—13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12,

n nod your backward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake;
at 10, you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully
awake. All right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—
13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,
20. Take a deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your
headbackward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a
deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You
backward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a
deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your headbackward,
from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10, you'll be one-
half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All right now, I'm
going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7,
6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a deep breath and
go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You

backward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a
deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your headbackward,
from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10, you'll be one-
half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All right now, I'm
going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7,
6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a deep breath and
go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You

backward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a
deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your headbackward,
from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10, you'll be one-
half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All right now, I'm
going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7,
6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a deep breath and
go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You

backward, from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10,
you'll be one-half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All
right now, I'm going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11,
10, and 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a
deep breath and go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You can nod your headbackward,
from 20 to 1, and then you'll be awake. At 15 you'll be one-quarter awake; at 10, you'll be one-
half awake; at 5 you'll be three-quarters awake, and at 1 you'll be fully awake. All right now, I'm
going to count backward. 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15—onequarter awake—13, 12, 11, 10, and 9, 8, 7,
6, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10—and half asleep—11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Take a deep breath and
go way deep asleep. You are, are you not? You

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