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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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.......... 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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@£#$%*«~..    OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE   ..~«*%$#£@
#@£#$%*«~.  COHERENT DREAMSCAPE (LEFT), VIA NORMAL  .~«*%$#£@#
@£#$%*«~.. DREAM  AMOUNTS  (MIDDLE)  TO  NO  DREAMS ..~«*%$#£@
£#$%*«~...                 (RIGHT).                 ...~«*%$#£
#$%*«~....                                          ....~«*%$#
$%*«~..... REVITALIZATION GOES  FROM  A FEELING  OF .....~«*%$
%*«~...... NOT HAVING SLEPT  AT ALL (LEFT) TO BEING ......~«*%
*«~....... FULL  OF   ENERGY  AND   MAYBE  OPTIMISM .......~«*
«~........                 (RIGHT).                 ........~«
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.......... 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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