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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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,:»==*&¶## ,,::,, ##¶&*==»:,
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,:»==*&¶@# DEEPER THAN DEATH IS TO BE ALIVE AND #@¶&*==»:,
,:»==*&¶@@ ASLEEP. IT IS DEATH IF IT WAS TEMPORARY @@¶&*==»:,
,:»==*&¶@# AND REJUVENATING. #@¶&*==»:,
,:»==*&¶@# #@¶&*==»:,
,:»====&&¶ ,,::,, ¶&&====»:,
,:»==*&¶@# #@¶&*==»:,
,:»==*&¶¶@ 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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,:»==*&¶¶¶ ,,::,, ¶¶¶&*==»:,
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,,,:»===*& IF YOU WISH TO MEASURE SLEEP, USE THESE &*===»:,,,
,,,,,:»»=& FOUR QUANTIFIERS:: GRIP, DEEPNESS, &=»»:,,,,,
,:»==*&¶@# OTHERWORLDINESS AND REVITALIZATION. #@¶&*==»:,
,:»====**& &**====»:,
,:»==*&¶@# GRIP GOES FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO LET GO #@¶&*==»:,
,:»==*&¶@# ALL DAY (LEFT) TO NOT CARING TO #@¶&*==»:,
,:»»»==**¶ REMEMBER (RIGHT). ¶**==»»»:,
,:»==*&¶@# #@¶&*==»:,
,:»==*&¶@# 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 ,,, ¶¶¶&*==»:,
,:»==*&¶@# ::»»:: #@¶&*==»:,
,:»===***& &***===»:,
,:»==*&¶@# SLEEP DEITIES #@¶&*==»:,
,,,,:===*¶ THE BLACKBIRD ¶*===:,,,,
,,,,::=*&& SOLIPSISM &&*=::,,,,
,:»==*&¶@@ @@¶&*==»:,
,:»==*&¶@# »»==»» #@¶&*==»:,
,:»==**&¶¶ ,,, FURTHERMORE ,,, ¶¶&**==»:,
,:»==*&¶@# ::»»:: #@¶&*==»:,
,:»==*&¶@# #@¶&*==»:,
,,,,,»=*&@ 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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