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....:«^$@§ WHILE.  IF  YOU  CAN DREAM, YOU ALSO GET §@$^«:....
...:«^$@§# TO  VISIT  FRIENDS  AND  OTHER  ANIMALS. #§@$^«:...
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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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....:«^$@§ WHICH THERE IS  NOTHING. INSIDE  IS  ALL §@$^«:....
...:«^$@§# THE   STARS   AND   IN   THE   MIDDLE  A #§@$^«:...
..:«^$@§## BLACK LAKE. AT  THE  FOOT  OF  THIS LAKE ##§@$^«:..
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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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....:«^$@§   OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE    §@$^«:....
...:«^$@§#  COHERENT DREAMSCAPE (LEFT), VIA NORMAL  #§@$^«:...
..:«^$@§## DREAM  AMOUNTS  (MIDDLE)  TO  NO  DREAMS ##§@$^«:..
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....:«^$@§ NOT HAVING  SLEPT AT ALL (LEFT) TO BEING §@$^«:....
...:«^$@§# FULL  OF  ENERGY  AND   MAYBE   OPTIMISM #§@$^«:...
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...:«^$@§#      A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE COMBO.     #§@$^«:...
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..:«^$@§##             ... SEE ALSO ...             ##§@$^«:..
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...:«^$@§#              SLEEP DEITIES               #§@$^«:...
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.:«^$@§### THIS  IS  STILL A  PLACE:  HERE, IN  THE ###§@$^«:.
..:«^$@§## SILENCE,  DARKNESS  AND  NIGHT   -   AND ##§@$^«:..
...:«^$@§# LONELINESS,  HOLDING A  KIND OF DILUTION #§@$^«:...
....:«^$@§ OF  REALITY,   AND  SUDDENLY  IT'S   NOT §@$^«:....
...:«^$@§# IMPORTANT THAT  I  LIE IN  MY  BED,  THE #§@$^«:...
..:«^$@§## LACK  OF  PRESENCE   BRINGS  THE  NOTION ##§@$^«:..
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...:«^$@§# MORE  SUBSTANCE   THAN   THE  OBJECTS  I #§@$^«:...
....:«^$@§          SURROUND MYSELF WITH.           §@$^«:....
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