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¤¤=--¨¨¨¨¨               ¨¨¨ SLEEP ¨¨¨              ¨¨¨¨¨--=¤¤
#¤¤¤¤==--¨                  ------                  ¨--==¤¤¤¤#
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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 ¨¨¨¨-=¤¤##
###¤¤==--¨ 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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#¤¤=----¨¨                  ¨¨--¨¨                  ¨¨----=¤¤#
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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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##¤==--¨¨¨                    --                    ¨¨¨--==¤##
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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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