.^«^%$§#@#                                          #@#§$%^«^.
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.^«^%$§#@#                                          #@#§$%^«^.
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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 §%^«......
.^«^%$§#@# TO  VISIT  FRIENDS  AND  OTHER  ANIMALS. #@#§$%^«^.
.^«^%$§#@#                                          #@#§$%^«^.
.^«^%$§###                  ..^^..                  ###§$%^«^.
.^«^%$§#@#                                          #@#§$%^«^.
.....«^%$§ DEEPER  THAN DEATH  IS TO  BE ALIVE  AND §$%^«.....
.^«^%$§#@# ASLEEP. IT IS  DEATH IF IT WAS TEMPORARY #@#§$%^«^.
....^^$§§#             AND REJUVENATING.            #§§$^^....
.^«^%$§§##                                          ##§§$%^«^.
.^«^%$§#@@                  ..^^..                  @@#§$%^«^.
.^«^%$§#@#                                          #@#§$%^«^.
.^«^%$§@## SLEEP  IS  A  BLACK  MARBLE  OUTSIDE  OF ##@§$%^«^.
.....^^^$§ WHICH  THERE  IS NOTHING. INSIDE IS  ALL §$^^^.....
.^«^%$§### THE   STARS   AND  IN   THE   MIDDLE   A ###§$%^«^.
...^«^^$$# BLACK LAKE.  AT  THE FOOT OF  THIS  LAKE #$$^^«^...
....^^^^%§          STANDS AN OLD FRIEND.           §%^^^^....
....«^^%$#                                          #$%^^«....
.^«^%$§#@@                  ..^^..                  @@#§$%^«^.
.^«^%$§#@#                                          #@#§$%^«^.
.^«^%$§### WHEN YOU  SLEEP ALL  SOUND  IS INTERNAL. ###§$%^«^.
......«%$# WHEN  YOU   SLEEP  YOUR  BRAIN  SHRINKS. #$%«......
....^«%§#@                                          @#§%«^....
.^«^%$§#@#                  ..^^..                  #@#§$%^«^.
....«««%%§                                          §%%«««....
.^«^%$§#@# IF YOU WISH TO MEASURE SLEEP,  USE THESE #@#§$%^«^.
.^«^%$§#@#    FOUR QUANTIFIERS:: GRIP, DEEPNESS,    #@#§$%^«^.
.^«^%$§#@#    OTHERWORLDINESS AND REVITALIZATION.   #@#§$%^«^.
.^«^%$§#@#                                          #@#§$%^«^.
.^«^%$§#@# GRIP  GOES FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO LET GO #@#§$%^«^.
.....^^^$§ ALL  DAY  (LEFT)   TO   NOT  CARING   TO §$^^^.....
....^^$$#@            REMEMBER (RIGHT).             @#$$^^....
....^^^%$§                                          §$%^^^....
.^«^%%$$##     DEEPNESS GOES FROM BEING SEVERAL     ##$$%%^«^.
.^«^%%%%$§ HUNDRED  METERS DOWN  (LEFT)  TO  BARELY §$%%%%^«^.
.^«^%$§@##       TOUCHING THE SURFACE (RIGHT).      ##@§$%^«^.
.^«^%$§###                                          ###§$%^«^.
.^«^%$§###    OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE   ###§$%^«^.
.^«^%%%§§#  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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