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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:
†:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨::¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:†
*†:~:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:~:†*
&*†:~:¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨:~:†*
†:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:†
:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨::¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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). ¨¨¨:~:†*&#
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#@#&*†:~:¨ :: ¨:~:†*&#@#
##@#&*†:~: :~:†*&#@##
#@#&*†:~:¨ HIGH OTHERWORLDLINESS AND HIGH GRIP IS ¨:~:†*&#@#
@#&*†:~:¨¨ A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE COMBO. ¨¨:~:†*&#@
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*†:~:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨ SEE ALSO ¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:~:†*
†:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ::~~:: ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:†
:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SLEEP DEITIES ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE BLACKBIRD ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:
†:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ SOLIPSISM ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:†
*†:~:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:~:†*
&*†:~:¨¨¨¨ ~~::~~ ¨¨¨¨:~:†*&
#&*†:~:¨¨¨ ¨¨¨ 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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