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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. ..........
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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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..~=^†¤¤@@                  ..~~..                  @@¤¤†^=~..
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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 †^=~......
.......~=^       TOUCHING THE SURFACE (RIGHT).      ^=~.......
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.........~    OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE   ~.........
..........  COHERENT DREAMSCAPE (LEFT), VIA NORMAL  ..........
.........~ DREAM  AMOUNTS  (MIDDLE)  TO  NO  DREAMS ~.........
........~=                 (RIGHT).                 =~........
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......~=^† 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                =~........
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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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