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#¤$%/~:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:~/%$¤#
¤$%/~:¨¨¨¨                  ~~//~~                  ¨¨¨¨:~/%$¤
$%/~:¨¨¨¨¨              ¨¨¨ SLEEP ¨¨¨               ¨¨¨¨¨:~/%$
¤$%/~:¨¨¨¨                  ::~~::                  ¨¨¨¨:~/%$¤
#¤$%/~:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:~/%$¤#
##¤$%/~:¨¨ SLEEP IS THE MOST IMPORTANT  MEAL OF THE ¨¨:~/%$¤##
###¤$%/~:¨ DAY.  SLEEP  IS  SAYING  GOODBYE  FOR  A ¨:~/%$¤###
##¤$%/~:¨¨ WHILE. IF YOU  CAN  DREAM, YOU ALSO  GET ¨¨:~/%$¤##
#¤$%/~:¨¨¨ TO  VISIT  FRIENDS  AND  OTHER  ANIMALS. ¨¨¨:~/%$¤#
¤$%/~:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:~/%$¤
$%/~:¨¨¨¨¨                  ¨¨::¨¨                  ¨¨¨¨¨:~/%$
¤$%/~:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:~/%$¤
#¤$%/~:¨¨¨ DEEPER THAN DEATH  IS  TO BE  ALIVE  AND ¨¨¨:~/%$¤#
##¤$%/~:¨¨ ASLEEP. IT IS DEATH IF IT  WAS TEMPORARY ¨¨:~/%$¤##
###¤$%/~:¨             AND REJUVENATING.            ¨:~/%$¤###
##¤$%/~:¨¨                                          ¨¨:~/%$¤##
#¤$%/~:¨¨¨                  ¨¨::¨¨                  ¨¨¨:~/%$¤#
¤$%/~:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:~/%$¤
$%/~:¨¨¨¨¨ SLEEP  IS  A  BLACK  MARBLE  OUTSIDE  OF ¨¨¨¨¨:~/%$
¤$%/~:¨¨¨¨ WHICH THERE  IS NOTHING. INSIDE  IS  ALL ¨¨¨¨:~/%$¤
#¤$%/~:¨¨¨ THE   STARS  AND   IN   THE   MIDDLE   A ¨¨¨:~/%$¤#
##¤$%/~:¨¨ BLACK LAKE.  AT  THE  FOOT OF  THIS LAKE ¨¨:~/%$¤##
###¤$%/~:¨           STANDS AN OLD FRIEND.          ¨:~/%$¤###
##¤$%/~:¨¨                                          ¨¨:~/%$¤##
#¤$%/~:¨¨¨                  ¨¨::¨¨                  ¨¨¨:~/%$¤#
¤$%/~:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:~/%$¤
$%/~:¨¨¨¨¨ WHEN  YOU SLEEP  ALL SOUND  IS INTERNAL. ¨¨¨¨¨:~/%$
¤$%/~:¨¨¨¨ WHEN  YOU  SLEEP  YOUR  BRAIN   SHRINKS. ¨¨¨¨:~/%$¤
#¤$%/~:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:~/%$¤#
##¤$%/~:¨¨                  ¨¨::¨¨                  ¨¨:~/%$¤##
###¤$%/~:¨                                          ¨:~/%$¤###
##¤$%/~:¨¨ IF  YOU WISH TO MEASURE SLEEP, USE THESE ¨¨:~/%$¤##
#¤$%/~:¨¨¨    FOUR QUANTIFIERS:: GRIP, DEEPNESS,    ¨¨¨:~/%$¤#
¤$%/~:¨¨¨¨    OTHERWORLDINESS AND REVITALIZATION.   ¨¨¨¨:~/%$¤
$%/~:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:~/%$
¤$%/~:¨¨¨¨ GRIP GOES FROM NOT BEING ABLE  TO LET GO ¨¨¨¨:~/%$¤
#¤$%/~:¨¨¨ ALL  DAY  (LEFT)   TO  NOT   CARING   TO ¨¨¨:~/%$¤#
##¤$%/~:¨¨            REMEMBER (RIGHT).             ¨¨:~/%$¤##
###¤$%/~:¨                                          ¨:~/%$¤###
##¤$%/~:¨¨     DEEPNESS GOES FROM BEING SEVERAL     ¨¨:~/%$¤##
#¤$%/~:¨¨¨ HUNDRED  METERS  DOWN (LEFT)  TO  BARELY ¨¨¨:~/%$¤#
¤$%/~:¨¨¨¨       TOUCHING THE SURFACE (RIGHT).      ¨¨¨¨:~/%$¤
$%/~:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:~/%$
¤$%/~:¨¨¨¨   OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE    ¨¨¨¨:~/%$¤
#¤$%/~:¨¨¨  COHERENT DREAMSCAPE (LEFT), VIA NORMAL  ¨¨¨:~/%$¤#
##¤$%/~:¨¨ DREAM  AMOUNTS  (MIDDLE)  TO  NO  DREAMS ¨¨:~/%$¤##
###¤$%/~:¨                 (RIGHT).                 ¨:~/%$¤###
##¤$%/~:¨¨                                          ¨¨:~/%$¤##
#¤$%/~:¨¨¨ REVITALIZATION  GOES FROM  A  FEELING OF ¨¨¨:~/%$¤#
¤$%/~:¨¨¨¨ NOT HAVING SLEPT AT ALL  (LEFT) TO BEING ¨¨¨¨:~/%$¤
$%/~:¨¨¨¨¨ FULL  OF  ENERGY   AND  MAYBE   OPTIMISM ¨¨¨¨¨:~/%$
¤$%/~:¨¨¨¨                 (RIGHT).                 ¨¨¨¨:~/%$¤
#¤$%/~:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:~/%$¤#
##¤$%/~:¨¨                    ::                    ¨¨:~/%$¤##
###¤$%/~:¨                                          ¨:~/%$¤###
##¤$%/~:¨¨ HIGH OTHERWORLDLINESS AND  HIGH  GRIP IS ¨¨:~/%$¤##
#¤$%/~:¨¨¨      A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE COMBO.     ¨¨¨:~/%$¤#
¤$%/~:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:~/%$¤
$%/~:¨¨¨¨¨                  ~~//~~                  ¨¨¨¨¨:~/%$
¤$%/~:¨¨¨¨             ¨¨¨ SEE ALSO ¨¨¨             ¨¨¨¨:~/%$¤
#¤$%/~:¨¨¨                  ::~~::                  ¨¨¨:~/%$¤#
##¤$%/~:¨¨                                          ¨¨:~/%$¤##
###¤$%/~:¨              SLEEP DEITIES               ¨:~/%$¤###
##¤$%/~:¨¨               THE BLACKBIRD              ¨¨:~/%$¤##
#¤$%/~:¨¨¨                 SOLIPSISM                ¨¨¨:~/%$¤#
¤$%/~:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:~/%$¤
$%/~:¨¨¨¨¨                  ~~//~~                  ¨¨¨¨¨:~/%$
¤$%/~:¨¨¨¨            ¨¨¨ FURTHERMORE ¨¨¨           ¨¨¨¨:~/%$¤
#¤$%/~:¨¨¨                  ::~~::                  ¨¨¨:~/%$¤#
##¤$%/~:¨¨                                          ¨¨:~/%$¤##
###¤$%/~:¨ THIS  IS  STILL  A PLACE:  HERE, IN  THE ¨:~/%$¤###
##¤$%/~:¨¨ SILENCE,  DARKNESS  AND  NIGHT   -   AND ¨¨:~/%$¤##
#¤$%/~:¨¨¨ LONELINESS,  HOLDING A KIND  OF DILUTION ¨¨¨:~/%$¤#
¤$%/~:¨¨¨¨ OF  REALITY,   AND  SUDDENLY  IT'S   NOT ¨¨¨¨:~/%$¤
$%/~:¨¨¨¨¨ IMPORTANT THAT  I  LIE  IN MY  BED,  THE ¨¨¨¨¨:~/%$
¤$%/~:¨¨¨¨ LACK  OF   PRESENCE  BRINGS  THE  NOTION ¨¨¨¨:~/%$¤
#¤$%/~:¨¨¨ THAT,  IF  I  DO  NOT  CHOOSE  SLEEP,  I ¨¨¨:~/%$¤#
##¤$%/~:¨¨    CHOOSE PAST, FUTURE, SOMETHING WITH   ¨¨:~/%$¤##
###¤$%/~:¨ MORE   SUBSTANCE  THAN  THE   OBJECTS  I ¨:~/%$¤###
##¤$%/~:¨¨          SURROUND MYSELF WITH.           ¨¨:~/%$¤##
#¤$%/~:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:~/%$¤#
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$%/~:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:~/%$
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