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#&%^†=-...                  ==††==                  ...-=†^%&#
&%^†=-....              ... SLEEP ...               ....-=†^%&
%^†=-.....                  --==--                  .....-=†^%
^†=-......                                          ......-=†^
†=-....... 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. ..........
-.........                                          .........-
=-........                  ..--..                  ........-=
†=-.......                                          .......-=†
^†=-...... DEEPER THAN DEATH  IS TO  BE  ALIVE  AND ......-=†^
%^†=-..... ASLEEP. IT IS DEATH  IF IT WAS TEMPORARY .....-=†^%
&%^†=-....             AND REJUVENATING.            ....-=†^%&
#&%^†=-...                                          ...-=†^%&#
##&%^†=-..                  ..--..                  ..-=†^%&##
###&%^†=-.                                          .-=†^%&###
##&%^†=-.. 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.           ......-=†^
†=-.......                                          .......-=†
=-........                  ..--..                  ........-=
-.........                                          .........-
.......... 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.   ...-=†^%&#
##&%^†=-..                                          ..-=†^%&##
###&%^†=-. 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).                 ........-=
†=-.......                                          .......-=†
^†=-...... REVITALIZATION  GOES  FROM A FEELING  OF ......-=†^
%^†=-..... NOT HAVING SLEPT AT ALL (LEFT)  TO BEING .....-=†^%
&%^†=-.... FULL  OF  ENERGY   AND   MAYBE  OPTIMISM ....-=†^%&
#&%^†=-...                 (RIGHT).                 ...-=†^%&#
##&%^†=-..                                          ..-=†^%&##
###&%^†=-.                    --                    .-=†^%&###
##&%^†=-..                                          ..-=†^%&##
#&%^†=-... 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                ........-=
†=-.......                                          .......-=†
^†=-......                  ==††==                  ......-=†^
%^†=-.....           ... FURTHERMORE ...            .....-=†^%
&%^†=-....                  --==--                  ....-=†^%&
#&%^†=-...                                          ...-=†^%&#
##&%^†=-.. 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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