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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.           ..........
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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.    #@§%:~^...
....^~:%§@                                          @§%:~^....
.....^~:%§ 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).       ..........
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..........    OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE   ..........
..........  COHERENT DREAMSCAPE (LEFT), VIA NORMAL  ..........
.......... DREAM  AMOUNTS  (MIDDLE)  TO  NO  DREAMS ..........
..........                 (RIGHT).                 ..........
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........^~ 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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...^~:%§@#                    ^^                    #@§%:~^...
..^~:%§@##                                          ##@§%:~^..
.^~:%§@### 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 ...           ..........
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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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