Tyrosine: Synthesis & Breakdown
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wanna know why western democracies consider sleep deprivation to be a form of physical and psychological torture?

after a certain point even the strongest of minds will capitulate, they will fold, and they will admit to whatever is demanded just to be able to rest. they may have no recollection, no memory, nor cognitive capacity to comprehend the passage of time... the brain eventually shuts down non-critical functions, leaving only the autonomic nervous system to maintain its most basic functions.

they'll give you five minutes that feels like an hour, six that feels like a month, but never truly rest, prodded back to the conscious realm to simply say, "yes... yes, yes... just leave me be..."

what may remain of those scattered memories? just rest your head little one, and you may see, in the mind's eyes, that nothing ever changed... "WAKE UP! five minutes!"

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