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\~........               ... SLEEP ...              ........~\
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££†\~..... 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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\~........ 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).             .....~\†££
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##££†\~...     DEEPNESS GOES FROM BEING SEVERAL     ...~\†££##
###££†\~.. HUNDRED  METERS DOWN  (LEFT)  TO  BARELY ..~\†££###
##££†\~...       TOUCHING THE SURFACE (RIGHT).      ...~\†££##
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££†\~.....    OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE   .....~\†££
£†\~......  COHERENT DREAMSCAPE (LEFT), VIA NORMAL  ......~\†£
†\~....... DREAM  AMOUNTS  (MIDDLE)  TO  NO  DREAMS .......~\†
\~........                 (RIGHT).                 ........~\
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.......... 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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\~........              SLEEP DEITIES               ........~\
~.........              THE BLACKBIRD               .........~
..........                 SOLIPSISM                ..........
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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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