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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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@%†^»,,,,,                  ,,,,,,                  ,,,,,»^†%@
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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).            ,,,,,,,»^†
^»,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,»^
†^»,,,,,,,     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).                 ,,,,»^†%@¶
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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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@%†^»,,,,,                    ,,                    ,,,,,»^†%@
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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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