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^†»....... ASLEEP. IT IS DEATH  IF IT WAS TEMPORARY .......»†^
†»........             AND REJUVENATING.            ........»†
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###£§^†»..    FOUR QUANTIFIERS:: GRIP, DEEPNESS,    ..»†^§£###
##£§^†»...   OTHERWORLDINESS AND REVITALIZATION.    ...»†^§£##
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§^†»...... 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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§^†»...... REVITALIZATION  GOES  FROM A  FEELING OF ......»†^§
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†»........ FULL   OF  ENERGY  AND   MAYBE  OPTIMISM ........»†
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†»........              SLEEP DEITIES               ........»†
^†».......              THE BLACKBIRD               .......»†^
§^†»......                 SOLIPSISM                ......»†^§
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^†»....... 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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