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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.            ¨¨¨¨^~*%%@
#@%%*~^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^~*%%@#
##@%%*~^¨¨                  ¨¨^^¨¨                  ¨¨^~*%%@##
###@%%*~^¨                                          ¨^~*%%@###
##@%%*~^¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨^~*%%@#
@%%*~^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^~*%%@
%%*~^¨¨¨¨¨                  ¨¨^^¨¨                  ¨¨¨¨¨^~*%%
@%%*~^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^~*%%@
#@%%*~^¨¨¨ 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).                 ¨¨¨^~*%%@#
@%%*~^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^~*%%@
%%*~^¨¨¨¨¨                    ^^                    ¨¨¨¨¨^~*%%
@%%*~^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^~*%%@
#@%%*~^¨¨¨ high otherworldliness and high  grip  is ¨¨¨^~*%%@#
##@%%*~^¨¨      a particularly effective combo.     ¨¨^~*%%@##
###@%%*~^¨                                          ¨^~*%%@###
##@%%*~^¨¨                  ~~**~~                  ¨¨^~*%%@##
#@%%*~^¨¨¨             ¨¨¨ see also ¨¨¨             ¨¨¨^~*%%@#
@%%*~^¨¨¨¨                  ^^~~^^                  ¨¨¨¨^~*%%@
%%*~^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^~*%%
@%%*~^¨¨¨¨               sleep deities              ¨¨¨¨^~*%%@
#@%%*~^¨¨¨              the blackbird               ¨¨¨^~*%%@#
##@%%*~^¨¨                 solipsism                ¨¨^~*%%@##
###@%%*~^¨                                          ¨^~*%%@###
##@%%*~^¨¨                  ~~**~~                  ¨¨^~*%%@##
#@%%*~^¨¨¨            ¨¨¨ furthermore ¨¨¨           ¨¨¨^~*%%@#
@%%*~^¨¨¨¨                  ^^~~^^                  ¨¨¨¨^~*%%@
%%*~^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^~*%%
@%%*~^¨¨¨¨ 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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