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'I had a dream last night that I could extend my arms and legs in any direction I wanted. At first, bending my forearm back past nio degrees, I was sure it would dislocate; and it did - but only a little, like the nitrogen pop of cracking bones. I kept going and soon possessed complete flexion and extension. I discovered the more I bent my joints like this, the fewer dislocation pains there were, the quieter the pops. I moved on to incredible, disturbing yogic feats And then, as I often do whenever I accomplish something . impossible in a dream (unaided human flight, producing fresh juice inside my mouth to drink, passing my head through solid objects), the thought occured to me:

anyone

can do this. ' (Introduction)