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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 @§§*\«,...
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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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