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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 ........@.
...@.@@... (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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@@..@.@@.. ... 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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