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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 ###§£=^~,.
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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 §§==~,....
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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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