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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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..^~:%£££# ASLEEP.  IT IS DEATH IF IT WAS TEMPORARY #£££%:~^..
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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).            ~^........
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......^~:%     DEEPNESS GOES FROM BEING SEVERAL     %:~^......
.....^~:%£ HUNDRED  METERS  DOWN (LEFT)  TO  BARELY £%:~^.....
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.....^~:%£ REVITALIZATION  GOES FROM  A  FEELING OF £%:~^.....
......^~:% NOT HAVING SLEPT  AT ALL (LEFT) TO BEING %:~^......
.......^~: FULL  OF  ENERGY   AND  MAYBE   OPTIMISM :~^.......
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......^~:% HIGH OTHERWORLDLINESS AND HIGH  GRIP  IS %:~^......
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.......^~: THIS  IS STILL  A PLACE:  HERE,  IN  THE :~^.......
......^~:% SILENCE,  DARKNESS  AND  NIGHT   -   AND %:~^......
.....^~:%£ LONELINESS, HOLDING A KIND  OF  DILUTION £%:~^.....
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..^~:%£££#    CHOOSE PAST, FUTURE, SOMETHING WITH   #£££%:~^..
...^~:%£££ MORE  SUBSTANCE  THAN  THE   OBJECTS   I £££%:~^...
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