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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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§*†~:.....                  ..::..                  .....:~†*§
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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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†~:.......                                          .......:~†
*†~:...... 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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