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†«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WHILE. IF YOU CAN DREAM, YOU ALSO GET ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«†
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ASLEEP. IT IS DEATH IF IT WAS TEMPORARY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FOUR QUANTIFIERS:: GRIP, DEEPNESS, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OTHERWORLDINESS AND REVITALIZATION. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ GRIP GOES FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO LET GO ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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$^†«^¨¨¨¨¨ TOUCHING THE SURFACE (RIGHT). ¨¨¨¨¨^«†^$
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$^†«^¨¨¨¨¨ SILENCE, DARKNESS AND NIGHT - AND ¨¨¨¨¨^«†^$
^†«^¨¨¨¨¨¨ LONELINESS, HOLDING A KIND OF DILUTION ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«†^
†«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OF REALITY, AND SUDDENLY IT'S NOT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«†
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^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ LACK OF PRESENCE BRINGS THE NOTION ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CHOOSE PAST, FUTURE, SOMETHING WITH ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MORE SUBSTANCE THAN THE OBJECTS I ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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