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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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.....^«=§* 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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