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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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..~«=*%¶##                  ..~~..                  ##¶%*=«~..
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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. #¶%*=«~...
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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).      ###¶%*=«~.
..~«=*%¶##                                          ##¶%*=«~..
...~«=*%¶#    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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.~«=*%¶###                    ~~                    ###¶%*=«~.
..~«=*%¶##                                          ##¶%*=«~..
...~«=*%¶# 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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