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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.             #@§$†«:...
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.....:«†$§                  ..::..                  §$†«:.....
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.......:«† SLEEP  IS  A  BLACK  MARBLE  OUTSIDE  OF †«:.......
........:« WHICH THERE IS  NOTHING. INSIDE  IS  ALL «:........
.......:«† THE   STARS   AND   IN   THE   MIDDLE  A †«:.......
......:«†$ 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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