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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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####&$†\«~    OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE   ~«\†$&####
###&$†\«~.  COHERENT DREAMSCAPE (LEFT), VIA NORMAL  .~«\†$&###
##&$†\«~.. DREAM  AMOUNTS  (MIDDLE)  TO  NO  DREAMS ..~«\†$&##
###&$†\«~.                 (RIGHT).                 .~«\†$&###
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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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