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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. %§†~,.....
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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.    ~,........
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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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..........             ... SEE ALSO ...             ..........
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.........,               SLEEP DEITIES              ,.........
........,~              THE BLACKBIRD               ~,........
.......,~†                SOLIPSISM                 †~,.......
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....,~†§%£            ... 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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