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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.    ##§%%^«^..
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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 ###§%%^«^.
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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               %^«^......
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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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