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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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.,-:†§#@##                                          ##@#§†:-,.
.....,-†## WHEN YOU  SLEEP ALL  SOUND  IS INTERNAL. ##†-,.....
.,-:†§##@@ WHEN  YOU  SLEEP  YOUR  BRAIN   SHRINKS. @@##§†:-,.
.,-:†§##@#                                          #@##§†:-,.
.,-:†§##@#                  ..,,..                  #@##§†:-,.
....,-†§§#                                          #§§†-,....
.,-:†§§§## 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 ...             ##§:,,,,..
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.-:†§##@##                                          ##@##§†:-.
.,-:†§##@#              SLEEP DEITIES               #@##§†:-,.
.,-:†§##@#              THE BLACKBIRD               #@##§†:-,.
...,::†§#@                 SOLIPSISM                @#§†::,...
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.,-:†§####                  --::--                  ####§†:-,.
.,-:††§###           ... 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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