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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).                 ......^~:†
:~^.......                                          .......^~:
~^........ 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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