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,^«;$$&¶## ##¶&$$;«^,
,^«;$$&¶## ##¶&$$;«^,
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,^«;$$&¶## ««;;«« ##¶&$$;«^,
,^«;$$&&&& ,,, SLEEP ,,, &&&&$$;«^,
,^«;$$&### ^^««^^ ###&$$;«^,
,^«;$$&¶## ##¶&$$;«^,
,,,,^;$&&¶ SLEEP IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE ¶&&$;^,,,,
,^«««$$$&¶ DAY. SLEEP IS SAYING GOODBYE FOR A ¶&$$$«««^,
,,,,,^«$&& WHILE. IF YOU CAN DREAM, YOU ALSO GET &&$«^,,,,,
,^«;$$$$$¶ TO VISIT FRIENDS AND OTHER ANIMALS. ¶$$$$$;«^,
,,,,,«;$&¶ ¶&$;«,,,,,
,^«;$$&### ,,^^,, ###&$$;«^,
,,,,,^;$&¶ ¶&$;^,,,,,
,,,«««;$$¶ 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. ##¶&$$;«^,
,,,,,,^;$¶ WHEN YOU SLEEP YOUR BRAIN SHRINKS. ¶$;^,,,,,,
,^«;$$&¶## ##¶&$$;«^,
,^«;$&¶### ,,^^,, ###¶&$;«^,
,,,,,«;$$¶ ¶$$;«,,,,,
,^«;$$&¶## 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 ,,, #&$$$««,,,
,,,,^;$$¶# ^^««^^ #¶$$;^,,,,
,^«;$$&¶## ##¶&$$;«^,
,^«;$$&¶## 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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