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#@%^\-~... ...~-\^%@#
@%^\-~.... ....~-\^%@
%^\-~..... --\\-- .....~-\^%
@%^\-~.... ... SLEEP ... ....~-\^%@
#@%^\-~... ~~--~~ ...~-\^%@#
@#@%^\-~.. ..~-\^%@#@
#@#@%^\-~. 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. ....~-\^%@
%^\-~..... .....~-\^%
@%^\-~.... ..~~.. ....~-\^%@
#@%^\-~... ...~-\^%@#
@#@%^\-~.. DEEPER THAN DEATH IS TO BE ALIVE AND ..~-\^%@#@
#@#@%^\-~. ASLEEP. IT IS DEATH IF IT WAS TEMPORARY .~-\^%@#@#
@#@%^\-~.. AND REJUVENATING. ..~-\^%@#@
#@%^\-~... ...~-\^%@#
@%^\-~.... ..~~.. ....~-\^%@
%^\-~..... .....~-\^%
@%^\-~.... 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. ..~-\^%@#@
#@%^\-~... ...~-\^%@#
@%^\-~.... ..~~.. ....~-\^%@
%^\-~..... .....~-\^%
@%^\-~.... WHEN YOU SLEEP ALL SOUND IS INTERNAL. ....~-\^%@
#@%^\-~... WHEN YOU SLEEP YOUR BRAIN SHRINKS. ...~-\^%@#
@#@%^\-~.. ..~-\^%@#@
#@#@%^\-~. ..~~.. .~-\^%@#@#
@#@%^\-~.. ..~-\^%@#@
#@%^\-~... 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). ..~-\^%@#@
#@%^\-~... ...~-\^%@#
@%^\-~.... REVITALIZATION GOES FROM A FEELING OF ....~-\^%@
%^\-~..... NOT HAVING SLEPT AT ALL (LEFT) TO BEING .....~-\^%
@%^\-~.... FULL OF ENERGY AND MAYBE OPTIMISM ....~-\^%@
#@%^\-~... (RIGHT). ...~-\^%@#
@#@%^\-~.. ..~-\^%@#@
#@#@%^\-~. ~~ .~-\^%@#@#
@#@%^\-~.. ..~-\^%@#@
#@%^\-~... HIGH OTHERWORLDLINESS AND HIGH GRIP IS ...~-\^%@#
@%^\-~.... A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE COMBO. ....~-\^%@
%^\-~..... .....~-\^%
@%^\-~.... --\\-- ....~-\^%@
#@%^\-~... ... SEE ALSO ... ...~-\^%@#
@#@%^\-~.. ~~--~~ ..~-\^%@#@
#@#@%^\-~. .~-\^%@#@#
@#@%^\-~.. SLEEP DEITIES ..~-\^%@#@
#@%^\-~... THE BLACKBIRD ...~-\^%@#
@%^\-~.... SOLIPSISM ....~-\^%@
%^\-~..... .....~-\^%
@%^\-~.... --\\-- ....~-\^%@
#@%^\-~... ... 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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