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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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,,,,,,,,,, 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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#@§%%^=,,,                  ,,,,,,                  ,,,=^%%§@#
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§%%^=,,,,, 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).            ,,,,,,,,,,
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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).                 ,,,,=^%%§@
#@§%%^=,,,                                          ,,,=^%%§@#
##@§%%^=,, 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                 ,,,,,,=^%%
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@§%%^=,,,,                  ==^^==                  ,,,,=^%%§@
#@§%%^=,,,           ,,, 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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