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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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.......,«\             ... 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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