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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 ##£§£^†-~.
~-†^£§£###                 (RIGHT).                 ###£§£^†-~
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....~-†^£§ HIGH OTHERWORLDLINESS AND HIGH  GRIP  IS §£^†-~....
.....~-†^£      A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE COMBO.     £^†-~.....
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.........~               SLEEP DEITIES              ~.........
........~-               THE BLACKBIRD              -~........
.......~-†                 SOLIPSISM                †-~.......
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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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