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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. ££$*†~-,,,
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,,,,-~†*$£ 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 #££$*†~-,,
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,,,,,-~†*$ 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). £$*†~-,,,,
,,,,,-~†*$ $*†~-,,,,,
,,,,,,-~†* DEEPNESS GOES FROM BEING SEVERAL *†~-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-~† HUNDRED METERS DOWN (LEFT) TO BARELY †~-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-~†* TOUCHING THE SURFACE (RIGHT). *†~-,,,,,,
,,,,,-~†*$ $*†~-,,,,,
,,,,-~†*$£ OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE £$*†~-,,,,
,,,-~†*$££ COHERENT DREAMSCAPE (LEFT), VIA NORMAL ££$*†~-,,,
,,-~†*$££# DREAM AMOUNTS (MIDDLE) TO NO DREAMS #££$*†~-,,
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,,,-~†*$££ REVITALIZATION GOES FROM A FEELING OF ££$*†~-,,,
,,,,-~†*$£ NOT HAVING SLEPT AT ALL (LEFT) TO BEING £$*†~-,,,,
,,,,,-~†*$ FULL OF ENERGY AND MAYBE OPTIMISM $*†~-,,,,,
,,,,,,-~†* (RIGHT). *†~-,,,,,,
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,,,,-~†*$£ HIGH OTHERWORLDLINESS AND HIGH GRIP IS £$*†~-,,,,
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,,,,,-~†*$ SLEEP DEITIES $*†~-,,,,,
,,,,,,-~†* THE BLACKBIRD *†~-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-~† SOLIPSISM †~-,,,,,,,
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,,-~†*$££# 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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