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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).             ....,=†=%¤
%=†=,.....                                          .....,=†=%
=†=,......     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).                 .......,=†
=†=,......                                          ......,=†=
%=†=,..... 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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