Darley would sit in a chair, wrists dangling over the edges of the arm rests. In one hand, he would grip a heavy metal key between his thumb and forefinger. On the floor, directly beneath the key, he would place an upside down plate. Darley called his technique slumber with a key. The moment he drifted off to sleep, his grip on the key would release, clank. Dally's eyes would snap open, and he would be filled with new inspiration for his next strange work.

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