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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 #.#..#.#.#
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.#.#.#.#..             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 #.#.##.#.#
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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     #.#.##.#.#
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.#.#.#.#.#       TOUCHING THE SURFACE (RIGHT).      #.#.##.#.#
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.#.#.#.#.#    OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE   #.#.##.#.#
.#.#.#.#..  COHERENT DREAMSCAPE (LEFT), VIA NORMAL  #.#..#.#.#
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.#.#.#.#.. FULL   OF  ENERGY  AND  MAYBE   OPTIMISM #.#..#.#.#
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.#.#.#.#.#                    ,,                    #.#.##.#.#
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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 ...           #.#.##.#.#
.#.#.#.#..                  ,,~~,,                  #.#..#.#.#
.#.#.#.#.#                                          #.#.##.#.#
.#.#.#.#.. 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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