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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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§^:~.,,,,, 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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^:~.,,,,,, 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).       ,,,,,,.~:^
:~.,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,.~:
~.,,,,,,,,    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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