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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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#@##%*^~,¨ ¨¨,,¨¨ ¨,~^*%##@#
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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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#@##%*^~,¨ ¨¨,,¨¨ ¨,~^*%##@#
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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. ¨,~*%##@##
@##**^,,¨¨ ¨¨,,^**##@
#%*^^,¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨,~^*%##@#
#@##%*^~,¨ ¨,~^*%##@#
##@#%*^~,¨ ~~^^~~ ¨,~^*%#@##
####%*^~,¨ ¨¨¨ FURTHERMORE ¨¨¨ ¨,~^*%####
#%**~¨¨¨¨¨ ,,~~,, ¨¨¨¨¨~**%#
#%*^^,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,^^*%#
##%^~~,,¨¨ 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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