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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. ~.,,,,,,,,
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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). ¤%§†~.,,,,
,,,.~†§%¤£ £¤%§†~.,,,
,,.~†§%¤£# 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 ,,, ¤%§†~.,,,,
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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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