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.,«;*$&### DAY.  SLEEP  IS  SAYING  GOODBYE  FOR  A ###&$*;«,.
.,«;*$&### WHILE. IF  YOU  CAN DREAM, YOU ALSO  GET ###&$*;«,.
....,;**&# TO  VISIT  FRIENDS  AND  OTHER  ANIMALS. #&**;,....
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.,«;*$&### ASLEEP. IT IS DEATH IF  IT WAS TEMPORARY ###&$*;«,.
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.,«;*$&### WHICH THERE  IS  NOTHING.  INSIDE IS ALL ###&$*;«,.
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.,«;*$&### BLACK LAKE.  AT THE FOOT  OF  THIS  LAKE ###&$*;«,.
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.,«;*$&###    FOUR QUANTIFIERS:: GRIP, DEEPNESS,    ###&$*;«,.
.,«;*$&###    OTHERWORLDINESS AND REVITALIZATION.   ###&$*;«,.
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.,«;*$&### REVITALIZATION  GOES  FROM  A FEELING OF ###&$*;«,.
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.,«;*$&### SILENCE,  DARKNESS   AND  NIGHT   -  AND ###&$*;«,.
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.,«;*$&### OF  REALITY,   AND  SUDDENLY   IT'S  NOT ###&$*;«,.
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.,«;*$&### LACK  OF  PRESENCE   BRINGS  THE  NOTION ###&$*;«,.
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