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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. ¶#$%=«.,,,
,,.«=%$#¶@                                          @¶#$%=«.,,
,.«=%$#¶@#                  ,,..,,                  #@¶#$%=«.,
,,.«=%$#¶@                                          @¶#$%=«.,,
,,,.«=%$#¶ DEEPER  THAN  DEATH IS TO  BE ALIVE  AND ¶#$%=«.,,,
,,,,.«=%$# ASLEEP. IT IS DEATH IF IT WAS  TEMPORARY #$%=«.,,,,
,,,,,.«=%$            AND REJUVENATING.             $%=«.,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,. SLEEP  IS  A  BLACK  MARBLE  OUTSIDE  OF .,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, WHICH  THERE IS  NOTHING.  INSIDE IS ALL ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, THE   STARS   AND   IN   THE  MIDDLE   A ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, BLACK LAKE.  AT  THE  FOOT OF THIS  LAKE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,.           STANDS AN OLD FRIEND.          .,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,.«=                  ,,..,,                  =«.,,,,,,,
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,,,,,.«=%$ 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.    #$%=«.,,,,
,,,,,.«=%$                                          $%=«.,,,,,
,,,,,,.«=% GRIP GOES FROM  NOT BEING ABLE TO LET GO %=«.,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.«= ALL  DAY   (LEFT)   TO  NOT  CARING   TO =«.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.«            REMEMBER (RIGHT).             «.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,.                                          .,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,     DEEPNESS GOES FROM BEING SEVERAL     ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, HUNDRED  METERS  DOWN  (LEFT) TO  BARELY ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,       TOUCHING THE SURFACE (RIGHT).      ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,.«   OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE    «.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.«=  COHERENT DREAMSCAPE (LEFT), VIA NORMAL  =«.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,.«=% DREAM  AMOUNTS  (MIDDLE)  TO  NO  DREAMS %=«.,,,,,,
,,,,,.«=%$                 (RIGHT).                 $%=«.,,,,,
,,,,.«=%$#                                          #$%=«.,,,,
,,,.«=%$#¶ REVITALIZATION GOES  FROM A  FEELING  OF ¶#$%=«.,,,
,,.«=%$#¶@ NOT HAVING SLEPT AT  ALL (LEFT) TO BEING @¶#$%=«.,,
,.«=%$#¶@# FULL  OF  ENERGY   AND   MAYBE  OPTIMISM #@¶#$%=«.,
,,.«=%$#¶@                 (RIGHT).                 @¶#$%=«.,,
,,,.«=%$#¶                                          ¶#$%=«.,,,
,,,,.«=%$#                    ..                    #$%=«.,,,,
,,,,,.«=%$                                          $%=«.,,,,,
,,,,,,.«=% HIGH OTHERWORLDLINESS  AND  HIGH GRIP IS %=«.,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.«=      A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE COMBO.     =«.,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,             ,,, SEE ALSO ,,,             ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,.               SLEEP DEITIES              .,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.«              THE BLACKBIRD               «.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.«=                SOLIPSISM                 =«.,,,,,,,
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,,,,,.«=%$                  ««==««                  $%=«.,,,,,
,,,,.«=%$#           ,,, 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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