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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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