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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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....~-^†@#                  ..~~..                  #@†^-~....
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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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.....~-^†@             ... SEE ALSO ...             @†^-~.....
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..~-^†@###              SLEEP DEITIES               ###@†^-~..
.~-^†@####              THE BLACKBIRD               ####@†^-~.
..~-^†@###                SOLIPSISM                 ###@†^-~..
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....~-^†@#                  --^^--                  #@†^-~....
.....~-^†@           ... 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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