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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.          =,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,=\                                          \=,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=\†                  ,,,,,,                  †\=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=\†§                                          §†\=,,,,,,
,,,,,=\†§# 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).            ,,,,,,,,,,
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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).                 ##§†\=,,,,
,,,,,=\†§#                                          #§†\=,,,,,
,,,,,,=\†§                    ,,                    §†\=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=\†                                          †\=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,=\ 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 ,,,            ##§†\=,,,,
,,,=\†§###                  ,,==,,                  ###§†\=,,,
,,=\†§####                                          ####§†\=,,
,,,=\†§### 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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