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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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#§%†~~¨¨¨¨                  ¨¨~~¨¨                  ¨¨¨¨~~†%§#
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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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%†~~¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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).            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~†
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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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§%†~~¨¨¨¨¨                    ~~                    ¨¨¨¨¨~~†%§
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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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