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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 ,,,,,,.~^†
$†^~.,,,,, TO  VISIT  FRIENDS  AND  OTHER  ANIMALS. ,,,,,.~^†$
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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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$†^~.,,,,,                  ,,..,,                  ,,,,,.~^†$
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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.   ,,,,,,,,.~
^~.,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,.~^
†^~.,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,.~^†
$†^~.,,,,, FULL   OF  ENERGY  AND  MAYBE   OPTIMISM ,,,,,.~^†$
#$†^~.,,,,                 (RIGHT).                 ,,,,.~^†$#
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#@#$†^~.,,                    ..                    ,,.~^†$#@#
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#@#$†^~.,, HIGH OTHERWORLDLINESS  AND  HIGH GRIP IS ,,.~^†$#@#
@#$†^~.,,,     A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE COMBO.      ,,,.~^†$#@
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$†^~.,,,,,                  ~~^^~~                  ,,,,,.~^†$
†^~.,,,,,,             ,,, SEE ALSO ,,,             ,,,,,,.~^†
^~.,,,,,,,                  ..~~..                  ,,,,,,,.~^
~.,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,.~
^~.,,,,,,,               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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