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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. &*=:,,,,,,
,:«=*§&### ###&§*=«:,
,,,«««==§& 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). ###&§*=«:,
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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 ,,, ###&§*=«:,
,,,,:«*&&& ::««:: &&&*«:,,,,
,:«=*§&&## ##&&§*=«:,
,:«=*§&### 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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