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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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,^~=§*####                  ,,^^,,                  ####*§=~^,
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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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,^~=§*####                  ,,^^,,                  ####*§=~^,
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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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,^~=§*####                  ,,^^,,                  ####*§=~^,
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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).                 ###*§=~^,,
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,,^~=§*###                    ^^                    ###*§=~^,,
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,,^~=§*### HIGH OTHERWORLDLINESS AND HIGH  GRIP  IS ###*§=~^,,
,^~=§*####      A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE COMBO.     ####*§=~^,
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,^~=§*####                  ~~==~~                  ####*§=~^,
,,^~=§*###             ,,, SEE ALSO ,,,             ###*§=~^,,
,^~=§*####                  ^^~~^^                  ####*§=~^,
,,^~=§*###                                          ###*§=~^,,
,^~=§*####               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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