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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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$%†~,,,,,,                  ,,~~,,                  ,,,,,,~†%$
#$%†~,,,,,                                          ,,,,,~†%$#
##$%†~,,,, IF YOU  WISH TO MEASURE SLEEP, USE THESE ,,,,~†%$##
###$%†~,,,    FOUR QUANTIFIERS:: GRIP, DEEPNESS,    ,,,~†%$###
####$%†~,,    OTHERWORLDINESS AND REVITALIZATION.   ,,~†%$####
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####$%†~,, GRIP GOES FROM  NOT BEING ABLE TO LET GO ,,~†%$####
###$%†~,,, ALL   DAY  (LEFT)   TO  NOT  CARING   TO ,,,~†%$###
##$%†~,,,,            REMEMBER (RIGHT).             ,,,,~†%$##
#$%†~,,,,,                                          ,,,,,~†%$#
$%†~,,,,,,     DEEPNESS GOES FROM BEING SEVERAL     ,,,,,,~†%$
%†~,,,,,,, HUNDRED  METERS  DOWN  (LEFT)  TO BARELY ,,,,,,,~†%
†~,,,,,,,,      TOUCHING THE SURFACE (RIGHT).       ,,,,,,,,~†
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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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