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.^~†^¤£### SLEEP  IS  A  BLACK  MARBLE  OUTSIDE  OF ###£¤^†~^.
....~~†^£# WHICH  THERE  IS NOTHING.  INSIDE IS ALL #£^†~~....
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.^~†^¤£###           STANDS AN OLD FRIEND.          ###£¤^†~^.
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.^~†^¤£### WHEN  YOU  SLEEP  YOUR   BRAIN  SHRINKS. ###£¤^†~^.
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.^~†^¤£###    FOUR QUANTIFIERS:: GRIP, DEEPNESS,    ###£¤^†~^.
....~~~^££   OTHERWORLDINESS AND REVITALIZATION.    ££^~~~....
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.^~†^¤£###  COHERENT DREAMSCAPE (LEFT), VIA NORMAL  ###£¤^†~^.
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.^~†^¤£### REVITALIZATION GOES FROM  A  FEELING  OF ###£¤^†~^.
...~†††^£# 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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.^~†^¤£### SILENCE,   DARKNESS   AND  NIGHT  -  AND ###£¤^†~^.
.^~†^¤£### LONELINESS,  HOLDING A  KIND OF DILUTION ###£¤^†~^.
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