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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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