@#$%†††».,                                          ,.»†††%$#@
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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 ,.»†%#@###
####$%†».,          STANDS AN OLD FRIEND.           ,.»†%$####
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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  ,,,,.†%%#@
##@#$%†»., DREAM  AMOUNTS  (MIDDLE)  TO  NO  DREAMS ,.»†%$#@##
##@#$%†».,                 (RIGHT).                 ,.»†%$#@##
##@#$%†».,                                          ,.»†%$#@##
####$%†»., REVITALIZATION  GOES  FROM  A FEELING OF ,.»†%$####
##@#$%†»., NOT HAVING SLEPT AT  ALL (LEFT) TO BEING ,.»†%$#@##
##@#$%†»., FULL   OF   ENERGY  AND  MAYBE  OPTIMISM ,.»†%$#@##
##@#$%†».,                 (RIGHT).                 ,.»†%$#@##
##@#$%†».,                                          ,.»†%$#@##
###@#%†».,                    ..                    ,.»†%#@###
##@#$%†».,                                          ,.»†%$#@##
###@#$†»., HIGH OTHERWORLDLINESS AND  HIGH GRIP  IS ,.»†$#@###
##@#$%†».,     A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE COMBO.      ,.»†%$#@##
##@#$%†».,                                          ,.»†%$#@##
@#$$%»».,,                  »»††»»                  ,,.»»%$$#@
#$%%††»,,,             ,,, SEE ALSO ,,,             ,,,»††%%$#
##@#$%†».,                  ..»»..                  ,.»†%$#@##
##@#$%†».,                                          ,.»†%$#@##
###@#$%».,              SLEEP DEITIES               ,.»%$#@###
##@#$%†».,               THE BLACKBIRD              ,.»†%$#@##
#$%%».,,,,                 SOLIPSISM                ,,,,.»%%$#
##@#$%†».,                                          ,.»†%$#@##
##@#$%†».,                  »»††»»                  ,.»†%$#@##
##@#$%†».,           ,,, FURTHERMORE ,,,            ,.»†%$#@##
@$†».,,,,,                  ..»»..                  ,,,,,.»†$@
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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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