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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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,~«*^$§§§@ @§§§$^*«~,
,~«*^$$§§£ DEEPER THAN DEATH IS TO BE ALIVE AND £§§$$^*«~,
,~«*^$§£££ ASLEEP. IT IS DEATH IF IT WAS TEMPORARY £££§$^*«~,
,~~~«**^§£ 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. ££§^«~,,,,
,~«*^$§£@# #@£§$^*«~,
,~«*^$§£@# ,,~~,, #@£§$^*«~,
,,,,,«^§§@ @§§^«,,,,,
,,,,,~«*^§ 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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,~«*^$§£@@ SLEEP DEITIES @@£§$^*«~,
,~«*^$§£@# THE BLACKBIRD #@£§$^*«~,
,~«*^$§£@# SOLIPSISM #@£§$^*«~,
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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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