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,,^===##@#                                          #@##===^,,
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,,,,^===##                  ======                  ##===^,,,,
,,,,,^===#               ,,, SLEEP ,,,              #===^,,,,,
,,,,^===##                  ^^==^^                  ##===^,,,,
,,,^===##@                                          @##===^,,,
,,^===##@# 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. @##===^,,,
,,,,^===##                                          ##===^,,,,
,,,,,^===#                  ,,^^,,                  #===^,,,,,
,,,,^===##                                          ##===^,,,,
,,,^===##@ DEEPER  THAN DEATH  IS TO  BE ALIVE  AND @##===^,,,
,,^===##@# ASLEEP. IT  IS DEATH IF IT WAS TEMPORARY #@##===^,,
,^===##@##             AND REJUVENATING.            ##@##===^,
,,^===##@#                                          #@##===^,,
,,,^===##@                  ,,^^,,                  @##===^,,,
,,,,^===##                                          ##===^,,,,
,,,,,^===# 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.          ##@##===^,
,,^===##@#                                          #@##===^,,
,,,^===##@                  ,,^^,,                  @##===^,,,
,,,,^===##                                          ##===^,,,,
,,,,,^===# WHEN YOU  SLEEP ALL  SOUND IS  INTERNAL. #===^,,,,,
,,,,^===## WHEN  YOU  SLEEP   YOUR  BRAIN  SHRINKS. ##===^,,,,
,,,^===##@                                          @##===^,,,
,,^===##@#                  ,,^^,,                  #@##===^,,
,^===##@##                                          ##@##===^,
,,^===##@# 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).             #@##===^,,
,^===##@##                                          ##@##===^,
,,^===##@#     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).                 ##@##===^,
,,^===##@#                                          #@##===^,,
,,,^===##@ REVITALIZATION  GOES  FROM A  FEELING OF @##===^,,,
,,,,^===## NOT HAVING SLEPT AT  ALL (LEFT) TO BEING ##===^,,,,
,,,,,^===# FULL  OF  ENERGY   AND   MAYBE  OPTIMISM #===^,,,,,
,,,,^===##                 (RIGHT).                 ##===^,,,,
,,,^===##@                                          @##===^,,,
,,^===##@#                    ^^                    #@##===^,,
,^===##@##                                          ##@##===^,
,,^===##@# HIGH OTHERWORLDLINESS AND  HIGH  GRIP IS #@##===^,,
,,,^===##@      A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE COMBO.     @##===^,,,
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,,,,,^===#                  ======                  #===^,,,,,
,,,,^===##             ,,, SEE ALSO ,,,             ##===^,,,,
,,,^===##@                  ^^==^^                  @##===^,,,
,,^===##@#                                          #@##===^,,
,^===##@##               SLEEP DEITIES              ##@##===^,
,,^===##@#              THE BLACKBIRD               #@##===^,,
,,,^===##@                SOLIPSISM                 @##===^,,,
,,,,^===##                                          ##===^,,,,
,,,,,^===#                  ======                  #===^,,,,,
,,,,^===##            ,,, FURTHERMORE ,,,           ##===^,,,,
,,,^===##@                  ^^==^^                  @##===^,,,
,,^===##@#                                          #@##===^,,
,^===##@## 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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,,,,,^===#                                          #===^,,,,,
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,,^===##@#                                          #@##===^,,