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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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,~=\†§@£## 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).             @@£@§†\=~,
,~=\†§@£@#                                          #@£@§†\=~,
,~=\†§@£@#     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).                 @@£@§†\=~,
,~=\†§@£@#                                          #@£@§†\=~,
,~=\†§@£@#                    ~~                    #@£@§†\=~,
,~=\†§@£@#                                          #@£@§†\=~,
,,,,,=††@@ 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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