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,,,,^=†**#                                          #**†=^,,,,
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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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,,,,,,,,,,                  ,,^^,,                  ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,^ DEEPER THAN  DEATH  IS  TO  BE ALIVE AND ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^= ASLEEP. IT  IS DEATH IF IT WAS TEMPORARY =^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^=†             AND REJUVENATING.            †=^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^=†*                                          *†=^,,,,,,
,,,,,^=†**                  ,,^^,,                  **†=^,,,,,
,,,,^=†**#                                          #**†=^,,,,
,,,^=†**## 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.           ##**†=^,,,
,,,,^=†**#                                          #**†=^,,,,
,,,,,^=†**                  ,,^^,,                  **†=^,,,,,
,,,,,,^=†*                                          *†=^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^=† 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.    =^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^=†                                          †=^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^=†* 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.      **†=^,,,,,
,,,,^=†**#                                          #**†=^,,,,
,,,^=†**##                  ==††==                  ##**†=^,,,
,,^=†**###             ,,, SEE ALSO ,,,             ###**†=^,,
,^=†**####                  ^^==^^                  ####**†=^,
,,^=†**###                                          ###**†=^,,
,,,^=†**##               SLEEP DEITIES              ##**†=^,,,
,,,,^=†**#              THE BLACKBIRD               #**†=^,,,,
,,,,,^=†**                 SOLIPSISM                **†=^,,,,,
,,,,,,^=†*                                          *†=^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^=†                  ==††==                  †=^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^=           ,,, 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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,,,,,,^=†*                                          *†=^,,,,,,