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.......... if you wish to measure sleep, use  these ..........
..........    four quantifiers:: grip, deepness,    ..........
.........,   otherworldiness and revitalization.    ,.........
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.......... 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 «,........
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