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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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.......^-\                  ..^^..                  \-^.......
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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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...^-\=&#¶                  ..^^..                  ¶#&=\-^...
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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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....^-\=&# 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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