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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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*~^,,,,,,,                  ,,^^,,                  ,,,,,,,^~*
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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).             ,,,,,,^~*%
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@$%*~^,,,,     DEEPNESS GOES FROM BEING SEVERAL     ,,,,^~*%$@
¶@$%*~^,,, HUNDRED  METERS  DOWN  (LEFT)  TO BARELY ,,,^~*%$@¶
#¶@$%*~^,,       TOUCHING THE SURFACE (RIGHT).      ,,^~*%$@¶#
##¶@$%*~^,                                          ,^~*%$@¶##
#¶@$%*~^,,   OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE    ,,^~*%$@¶#
¶@$%*~^,,,  COHERENT DREAMSCAPE (LEFT), VIA NORMAL  ,,,^~*%$@¶
@$%*~^,,,, DREAM  AMOUNTS  (MIDDLE)  TO  NO  DREAMS ,,,,^~*%$@
$%*~^,,,,,                 (RIGHT).                 ,,,,,^~*%$
%*~^,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,^~*%
*~^,,,,,,, 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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#¶@$%*~^,,                    ^^                    ,,^~*%$@¶#
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#¶@$%*~^,, HIGH OTHERWORLDLINESS  AND  HIGH GRIP IS ,,^~*%$@¶#
¶@$%*~^,,,      A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE COMBO.     ,,,^~*%$@¶
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%*~^,,,,,,             ,,, SEE ALSO ,,,             ,,,,,,^~*%
*~^,,,,,,,                  ^^~~^^                  ,,,,,,,^~*
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$%*~^,,,,,              SLEEP DEITIES               ,,,,,^~*%$
@$%*~^,,,,              THE BLACKBIRD               ,,,,^~*%$@
¶@$%*~^,,,                SOLIPSISM                 ,,,^~*%$@¶
#¶@$%*~^,,                                          ,,^~*%$@¶#
##¶@$%*~^,                  ~~**~~                  ,^~*%$@¶##
#¶@$%*~^,,           ,,, FURTHERMORE ,,,            ,,^~*%$@¶#
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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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