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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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###§$†\»-¨ DEEPER THAN DEATH IS TO BE ALIVE AND ¨-»\†$§###
##§§$†\»-¨ ASLEEP. IT IS DEATH IF IT WAS TEMPORARY ¨-»\†$§§##
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###§$†\»-¨ ¨¨--¨¨ ¨-»\†$§###
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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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#$††»-¨¨¨¨ ¨¨--¨¨ ¨¨¨¨-»††$#
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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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###§$†\»-¨ DEEPNESS GOES FROM BEING SEVERAL ¨-»\†$§###
§$$$$†\»-¨ HUNDRED METERS DOWN (LEFT) TO BARELY ¨-»\†$$$$§
#§$\-¨¨¨¨¨ TOUCHING THE SURFACE (RIGHT). ¨¨¨¨¨-\$§#
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##$†»¨¨¨¨¨ OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE ¨¨¨¨¨»†$##
§§$†»-¨¨¨¨ COHERENT DREAMSCAPE (LEFT), VIA NORMAL ¨¨¨¨-»†$§§
§†»¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DREAM AMOUNTS (MIDDLE) TO NO DREAMS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨»†§
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###§$†\»-¨ REVITALIZATION GOES FROM A FEELING OF ¨-»\†$§###
###§$†\»-¨ NOT HAVING SLEPT AT ALL (LEFT) TO BEING ¨-»\†$§###
###§$†\»-¨ FULL OF ENERGY AND MAYBE OPTIMISM ¨-»\†$§###
###§$†\»-¨ (RIGHT). ¨-»\†$§###
###§$†\»-¨ ¨-»\†$§###
###§$†\»-¨ -- ¨-»\†$§###
###§$†\»-¨ ¨-»\†$§###
###§$†\»-¨ HIGH OTHERWORLDLINESS AND HIGH GRIP IS ¨-»\†$§###
§†††»-¨¨¨¨ A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE COMBO. ¨¨¨¨-»†††§
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#§$$\\\»-¨ ¨¨¨ SEE ALSO ¨¨¨ ¨-»\\\$$§#
###§$†\»-¨ --»»-- ¨-»\†$§###
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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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