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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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,,~^$§£### IF YOU WISH TO  MEASURE SLEEP, USE THESE ###£§$^~,,
,~^$§£####    FOUR QUANTIFIERS:: GRIP, DEEPNESS,    ####£§$^~,
,,~^$§£###   OTHERWORLDINESS AND REVITALIZATION.    ###£§$^~,,
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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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