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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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