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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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§*†=~^¨¨¨¨                  ~~==~~                  ¨¨¨¨^~=†*§
*†=~^¨¨¨¨¨           ¨¨¨ 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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