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....«««^$§ WHILE. IF  YOU  CAN  DREAM, YOU ALSO GET §$^«««....
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.,«^$@§### WHICH  THERE IS  NOTHING. INSIDE  IS ALL ###§@$^«,.
.,«^$@§### THE   STARS  AND   IN   THE   MIDDLE   A ###§@$^«,.
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.,«^$@§### IF YOU WISH TO MEASURE SLEEP,  USE THESE ###§@$^«,.
.....,^^@#    FOUR QUANTIFIERS:: GRIP, DEEPNESS,    #@^^,.....
.,«^$@§###   OTHERWORLDINESS AND REVITALIZATION.    ###§@$^«,.
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.,«^$@§###     DEEPNESS GOES FROM BEING SEVERAL     ###§@$^«,.
.,«^$@§### HUNDRED  METERS  DOWN  (LEFT) TO  BARELY ###§@$^«,.
.....««$@#       TOUCHING THE SURFACE (RIGHT).      #@$««.....
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.....««^@§ FULL   OF  ENERGY   AND  MAYBE  OPTIMISM §@^««.....
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....««$§§#                 SOLIPSISM                #§§$««....
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.,«^$$$§§# SILENCE,  DARKNESS   AND  NIGHT  -   AND #§§$$$^«,.
..,,«^@§§# LONELINESS, HOLDING A  KIND  OF DILUTION #§§@^«,,..
.,«^$@@§§# OF  REALITY,   AND  SUDDENLY   IT'S  NOT #§§@@$^«,.
.....«$$@# IMPORTANT  THAT  I  LIE  IN MY BED,  THE #@$$«.....
.,«^$@§### LACK  OF   PRESENCE  BRINGS  THE  NOTION ###§@$^«,.
.,«^$§#### THAT,  IF  I  DO  NOT  CHOOSE  SLEEP,  I ####§$^«,.
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.,«^$@§### MORE   SUBSTANCE  THAN   THE  OBJECTS  I ###§@$^«,.
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