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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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.,~†*&&¶##                  ..,,..                  ##¶&&*†~,.
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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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.....,†*&&                  ..,,..                  &&*†,.....
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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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.,~†*&&¶##                  ..,,..                  ##¶&&*†~,.
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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).       ###¶&*†~,.
.,~†*&&¶##                                          ##¶&&*†~,.
.,~†*&&¶¶¶    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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.,~†*&&¶##                    ,,                    ##¶&&*†~,.
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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                #¶¶&&*†~,.
.,~†*&&¶##                                          ##¶&&*†~,.
.,~†*&&&¶¶                  ~~††~~                  ¶¶&&&*†~,.
.,~†*&&¶##            ... 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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