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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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###$†^~^.. DEEPNESS GOES FROM BEING SEVERAL ..^~^†$###
####$†^~^. HUNDRED METERS DOWN (LEFT) TO BARELY .^~^†$####
###$†^~^.. TOUCHING THE SURFACE (RIGHT). ..^~^†$###
##$†^~^... ...^~^†$##
#$†^~^.... OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE ....^~^†$#
$†^~^..... COHERENT DREAMSCAPE (LEFT), VIA NORMAL .....^~^†$
†^~^...... DREAM AMOUNTS (MIDDLE) TO NO DREAMS ......^~^†
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$†^~^..... REVITALIZATION GOES FROM A FEELING OF .....^~^†$
#$†^~^.... NOT HAVING SLEPT AT ALL (LEFT) TO BEING ....^~^†$#
##$†^~^... FULL OF ENERGY AND MAYBE OPTIMISM ...^~^†$##
###$†^~^.. (RIGHT). ..^~^†$###
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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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