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###@%%^~,, ,,~^%%@###
@##@%%^~,, ,,~^%%@##@
#@#@%%^~,, ~~^^~~ ,,~^%%@#@#
@%%^~~~,,, ,,, SLEEP ,,, ,,,~~~^%%@
@@@@%%^~,, ,,~~,, ,,~^%%@@@@
#%^~,,,,,, ,,,,,,~^%#
@%~,,,,,,, SLEEP IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE ,,,,,,,~%@
#@%%^~,,,, DAY. SLEEP IS SAYING GOODBYE FOR A ,,,,~^%%@#
#@#@%%^~,, WHILE. IF YOU CAN DREAM, YOU ALSO GET ,,~^%%@#@#
##@%^~~,,, TO VISIT FRIENDS AND OTHER ANIMALS. ,,,~~^%@##
#@#@%%^~,, ,,~^%%@#@#
###@%%^~,, ,,,,,, ,,~^%%@###
#@#@%%^~,, ,,~^%%@#@#
@@%%^^^~,, DEEPER THAN DEATH IS TO BE ALIVE AND ,,~^^^%%@@
##@#@%^~,, ASLEEP. IT IS DEATH IF IT WAS TEMPORARY ,,~^%@#@##
#@#@%%^~,, AND REJUVENATING. ,,~^%%@#@#
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#%%^^,,,,, ,,,,,^^%%#
#@#@%%^~,, SLEEP IS A BLACK MARBLE OUTSIDE OF ,,~^%%@#@#
#@#@%%^~,, WHICH THERE IS NOTHING. INSIDE IS ALL ,,~^%%@#@#
#@#@%%^~,, THE STARS AND IN THE MIDDLE A ,,~^%%@#@#
#@#@%%^~,, BLACK LAKE. AT THE FOOT OF THIS LAKE ,,~^%%@#@#
@%~,,,,,,, STANDS AN OLD FRIEND. ,,,,,,,~%@
@#%%^^,,,, ,,,,^^%%#@
#@#@%%^~,, ,,,,,, ,,~^%%@#@#
###@%%^~,, ,,~^%%@###
@@@%~~,,,, WHEN YOU SLEEP ALL SOUND IS INTERNAL. ,,,,~~%@@@
@%^^^^~,,, WHEN YOU SLEEP YOUR BRAIN SHRINKS. ,,,~^^^^%@
@#@@%%^~,, ,,~^%%@@#@
@%~,,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,~%@
###@%%^~,, ,,~^%%@###
@%%~,,,,,, IF YOU WISH TO MEASURE SLEEP, USE THESE ,,,,,,~%%@
##%%^^~,,, FOUR QUANTIFIERS:: GRIP, DEEPNESS, ,,,~^^%%##
##%%%~,,,, OTHERWORLDINESS AND REVITALIZATION. ,,,,~%%%##
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#@#@%%^~,, GRIP GOES FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO LET GO ,,~^%%@#@#
#%^,,,,,,, ALL DAY (LEFT) TO NOT CARING TO ,,,,,,,^%#
@##@%%^~,, REMEMBER (RIGHT). ,,~^%%@##@
#@#@%%^~,, ,,~^%%@#@#
#%%%%%^~,, DEEPNESS GOES FROM BEING SEVERAL ,,~^%%%%%#
#@#@%%^~,, HUNDRED METERS DOWN (LEFT) TO BARELY ,,~^%%@#@#
@@@%^~,,,, TOUCHING THE SURFACE (RIGHT). ,,,,~^%@@@
#@#@%%^~,, ,,~^%%@#@#
#@@%%%^~,, OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE ,,~^%%%@@#
#@#@%%^~,, COHERENT DREAMSCAPE (LEFT), VIA NORMAL ,,~^%%@#@#
#@#@%%^~,, DREAM AMOUNTS (MIDDLE) TO NO DREAMS ,,~^%%@#@#
#@#@%%^~,, (RIGHT). ,,~^%%@#@#
#@#@%%^~,, ,,~^%%@#@#
@%^,,,,,,, REVITALIZATION GOES FROM A FEELING OF ,,,,,,,^%@
###@%%^~,, NOT HAVING SLEPT AT ALL (LEFT) TO BEING ,,~^%%@###
@%~~,,,,,, FULL OF ENERGY AND MAYBE OPTIMISM ,,,,,,~~%@
#@#@%%^~,, (RIGHT). ,,~^%%@#@#
@##@%%^~,, ,,~^%%@##@
##@#%%^~,, ,, ,,~^%%#@##
#%%%%~,,,, ,,,,~%%%%#
###@%%^~,, HIGH OTHERWORLDLINESS AND HIGH GRIP IS ,,~^%%@###
@@%^,,,,,, A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE COMBO. ,,,,,,^%@@
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#@#@%%^~,, ~~^^~~ ,,~^%%@#@#
#@#@%%^~,, ,,, SEE ALSO ,,, ,,~^%%@#@#
@@@@%%^~,, ,,~~,, ,,~^%%@@@@
#@#@%%^~,, ,,~^%%@#@#
@@@%~,,,,, SLEEP DEITIES ,,,,,~%@@@
#@@%%%^~,, THE BLACKBIRD ,,~^%%%@@#
#@%~,,,,,, SOLIPSISM ,,,,,,~%@#
#@#@%%^~,, ,,~^%%@#@#
#%%%^~~,,, ~~^^~~ ,,,~~^%%%#
@@#@%%^~,, ,,, FURTHERMORE ,,, ,,~^%%@#@@
#@#@%%^~,, ,,~~,, ,,~^%%@#@#
##@#@%^~,, ,,~^%@#@##
@@@%%~,,,, THIS IS STILL A PLACE: HERE, IN THE ,,,,~%%@@@
@@%%^^~,,, SILENCE, DARKNESS AND NIGHT - AND ,,,~^^%%@@
#%^,,,,,,, LONELINESS, HOLDING A KIND OF DILUTION ,,,,,,,^%#
##@#%%^~,, OF REALITY, AND SUDDENLY IT'S NOT ,,~^%%#@##
#@#@%%^~,, IMPORTANT THAT I LIE IN MY BED, THE ,,~^%%@#@#
###@%%^~,, LACK OF PRESENCE BRINGS THE NOTION ,,~^%%@###
#@#@%%^~,, THAT, IF I DO NOT CHOOSE SLEEP, I ,,~^%%@#@#
#@#@%%^~,, CHOOSE PAST, FUTURE, SOMETHING WITH ,,~^%%@#@#
#@#@%%^~,, MORE SUBSTANCE THAN THE OBJECTS I ,,~^%%@#@#
#@#@%%^~,, SURROUND MYSELF WITH. ,,~^%%@#@#
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#@#@%%^~,, ,,~^%%@#@#
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