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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 ##,,#,,###
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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 ,,,##,,#,#
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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 #,,,,,,,,#
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#,,,,#,#,,               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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