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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. ¤*/~^,,,,,
,,,,^~/*¤# #¤*/~^,,,,
,,,^~/*¤#£ ,,^^,, £#¤*/~^,,,
,,^~/*¤#£# #£#¤*/~^,,
,^~/*¤#£## 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. /~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~/* */~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~/*¤ ,,^^,, ¤*/~^,,,,,
,,,,^~/*¤# #¤*/~^,,,,
,,,^~/*¤#£ 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. ¤*/~^,,,,,
,,,,^~/*¤# #¤*/~^,,,,
,,,^~/*¤#£ ~~//~~ £#¤*/~^,,,
,,^~/*¤#£# ,,, SEE ALSO ,,, #£#¤*/~^,,
,^~/*¤#£## ^^~~^^ ##£#¤*/~^,
,,^~/*¤#£# #£#¤*/~^,,
,,,^~/*¤#£ SLEEP DEITIES £#¤*/~^,,,
,,,,^~/*¤# THE BLACKBIRD #¤*/~^,,,,
,,,,,^~/*¤ SOLIPSISM ¤*/~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~/* */~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~/ ~~//~~ /~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~ ,,, 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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