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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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...~=*^£&#                  ..~~..                  #&£^*=~...
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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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.....~=*^£ 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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