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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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=,,,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,==†£
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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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