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@§&§\«:...                  ««\\««                  ...:«\§&§@
§&§\«:....              ... SLEEP ...               ....:«\§&§
&§\«:.....                  ::««::                  .....:«\§&
§\«:......                                          ......:«\§
\«:....... 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.            ....:«\§&§
&§\«:.....                                          .....:«\§&
§\«:......                  ..::..                  ......:«\§
\«:.......                                          .......:«\
§\«:...... 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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\«:.......                  ..::..                  .......:«\
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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).                 ..:«\§&§@#
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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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