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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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..~«^†$#¶# IF YOU WISH TO MEASURE SLEEP,  USE THESE #¶#$†^«~..
...~«^†$#¶    FOUR QUANTIFIERS:: GRIP, DEEPNESS,    ¶#$†^«~...
....~«^†$#    OTHERWORLDINESS AND REVITALIZATION.   #$†^«~....
...~«^†$#¶                                          ¶#$†^«~...
..~«^†$#¶# GRIP GOES FROM NOT BEING  ABLE TO LET GO #¶#$†^«~..
.~«^†$#¶## ALL   DAY   (LEFT)  TO   NOT  CARING  TO ##¶#$†^«~.
..~«^†$#¶#            REMEMBER (RIGHT).             #¶#$†^«~..
...~«^†$#¶                                          ¶#$†^«~...
....~«^†$#     DEEPNESS GOES FROM BEING SEVERAL     #$†^«~....
...~«^†$#¶ HUNDRED  METERS  DOWN  (LEFT)  TO BARELY ¶#$†^«~...
..~«^†$#¶#       TOUCHING THE SURFACE (RIGHT).      #¶#$†^«~..
.~«^†$#¶##                                          ##¶#$†^«~.
..~«^†$#¶#    OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE   #¶#$†^«~..
...~«^†$#¶  COHERENT DREAMSCAPE (LEFT), VIA NORMAL  ¶#$†^«~...
....~«^†$# DREAM  AMOUNTS  (MIDDLE)  TO  NO  DREAMS #$†^«~....
...~«^†$#¶                 (RIGHT).                 ¶#$†^«~...
..~«^†$#¶#                                          #¶#$†^«~..
.~«^†$#¶## REVITALIZATION  GOES FROM  A  FEELING OF ##¶#$†^«~.
..~«^†$#¶# NOT HAVING SLEPT AT ALL  (LEFT) TO BEING #¶#$†^«~..
...~«^†$#¶ FULL  OF   ENERGY  AND   MAYBE  OPTIMISM ¶#$†^«~...
....~«^†$#                 (RIGHT).                 #$†^«~....
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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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