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=^,,,,,,,,               ,,, SLEEP ,,,              ,,,,,,,,^=
†=^,,,,,,,                  ^^==^^                  ,,,,,,,^=†
%†=^,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,^=†%
*%†=^,,,,, 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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¤*%†=^,,,,                  ,,^^,,                  ,,,,^=†%*¤
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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 ,^=†%*¤¶##
#¶¤*%†=^,,                 (RIGHT).                 ,,^=†%*¤¶#
¶¤*%†=^,,,                                          ,,,^=†%*¤¶
¤*%†=^,,,, 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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