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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. ,^~†=@####
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##@=†~^,,,                  ,,^^,,                  ,,,^~†=@##
#@=†~^,,,,                                          ,,,,^~†=@#
@=†~^,,,,, DEEPER  THAN  DEATH  IS TO BE  ALIVE AND ,,,,,^~†=@
=†~^,,,,,, ASLEEP. IT IS  DEATH IF IT WAS TEMPORARY ,,,,,,^~†=
†~^,,,,,,,            AND REJUVENATING.             ,,,,,,,^~†
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^,,,,,,,,,                  ,,^^,,                  ,,,,,,,,,^
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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.          ,,,,,^~†=@
#@=†~^,,,,                                          ,,,,^~†=@#
##@=†~^,,,                  ,,^^,,                  ,,,^~†=@##
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####@=†~^, WHEN YOU SLEEP  ALL  SOUND IS  INTERNAL. ,^~†=@####
###@=†~^,, WHEN  YOU  SLEEP  YOUR   BRAIN  SHRINKS. ,,^~†=@###
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#@=†~^,,,,                  ,,^^,,                  ,,,,^~†=@#
@=†~^,,,,,                                          ,,,,,^~†=@
=†~^,,,,,, 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).                 ,,,,,,,,^~
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~^,,,,,,,, HIGH OTHERWORLDLINESS  AND HIGH GRIP  IS ,,,,,,,,^~
†~^,,,,,,,      A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE COMBO.     ,,,,,,,^~†
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@=†~^,,,,,                  ~~††~~                  ,,,,,^~†=@
#@=†~^,,,,             ,,, SEE ALSO ,,,             ,,,,^~†=@#
##@=†~^,,,                  ^^~~^^                  ,,,^~†=@##
###@=†~^,,                                          ,,^~†=@###
####@=†~^,              SLEEP DEITIES               ,^~†=@####
###@=†~^,,               THE BLACKBIRD              ,,^~†=@###
##@=†~^,,,                SOLIPSISM                 ,,,^~†=@##
#@=†~^,,,,                                          ,,,,^~†=@#
@=†~^,,,,,                  ~~††~~                  ,,,,,^~†=@
=†~^,,,,,,           ,,, FURTHERMORE ,,,            ,,,,,,^~†=
†~^,,,,,,,                  ^^~~^^                  ,,,,,,,^~†
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^,,,,,,,,, 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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