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~......... 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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##@£$«~... the  stars   and   in   the   middle   a ...~«$£@##
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£$«~...... when  you  sleep   your  brain  shrinks. ......~«$£
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.......... if you wish to measure sleep, use  these ..........
..........    four quantifiers:: grip, deepness,    ..........
..........    otherworldiness and revitalization.   ..........
..........                                          ..........
.......... 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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#@£$«~....   otherworldliness goes from a single    ....~«$£@#
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###@£$«~.. dream  amounts  (middle)  to  no  dreams ..~«$£@###
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@£$«~..... full  of  energy   and  maybe   optimism .....~«$£@
£$«~......                 (right).                 ......~«$£
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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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#@£$«~.... of  reality,   and   suddenly  it's  not ....~«$£@#
@£$«~..... important  that  i  lie in  my  bed, the .....~«$£@
£$«~...... lack  of  presence  brings   the  notion ......~«$£
$«~....... that,  if  i  do  not  choose  sleep,  i .......~«$
«~........   choose past, future, something with    ........~«
~......... more   substance  than   the  objects  i .........~
..........          surround myself with.           ..........
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