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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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.^~:^§@¶##                    ^^                    ##¶@§^:~^.
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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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