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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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,,,,.«:*£@ 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).            @£*:«.,,,,
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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 #@£*:«.,,,
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,,,,,.«:*£      A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE COMBO.     £*:«.,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,.              SLEEP DEITIES               .,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.«               THE BLACKBIRD              «.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.«:                 SOLIPSISM                :«.,,,,,,,
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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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