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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*
«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨::¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ««**«« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨ 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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