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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.            «~........
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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.   ¶§¤^†«~...
....~«†^¤§                                          §¤^†«~....
.....~«†^¤ 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 ..........
..........                 (RIGHT).                 ..........
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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).                 ¤^†«~.....
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..~«†^¤§¶#                                          #¶§¤^†«~..
.~«†^¤§¶## 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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.......... 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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