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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).      ..........
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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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