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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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###¤$†:~~, WHEN YOU SLEEP ALL SOUND IS INTERNAL. ,~~:†$¤###
##¤$†:~~,, WHEN YOU SLEEP YOUR BRAIN SHRINKS. ,,~~:†$¤##
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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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¤$†:~~,,,, DEEPNESS GOES FROM BEING SEVERAL ,,,,~~:†$¤
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##¤$†:~~,, TOUCHING THE SURFACE (RIGHT). ,,~~:†$¤##
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##¤$†:~~,, OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE ,,~~:†$¤##
#¤$†:~~,,, COHERENT DREAMSCAPE (LEFT), VIA NORMAL ,,,~~:†$¤#
¤$†:~~,,,, DREAM AMOUNTS (MIDDLE) TO NO DREAMS ,,,,~~:†$¤
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:~~,,,,,,, REVITALIZATION GOES FROM A FEELING OF ,,,,,,,~~:
~~,,,,,,,, NOT HAVING SLEPT AT ALL (LEFT) TO BEING ,,,,,,,,~~
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¤$†:~~,,,, HIGH OTHERWORLDLINESS AND HIGH GRIP IS ,,,,~~:†$¤
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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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