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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. #.#..#.##.
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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).                 #.#..#.##.
#.#.#.#.#.                                          #.#.##..#.
#.#.#.#.#. 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 ...             #.#.##..#.
#.#.#.#.#.                  ,,==,,                  #.#..#.##.
#.#.#.#.#.                                          #.#.##..#.
#.#.#.#.#.              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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