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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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,,,,,,,,,, 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.    ,,,^=^†%##
#%†^=^,,,,                                          ,,,,^=^†%#
%†^=^,,,,, 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).                 ,,,,,^=^†%
#%†^=^,,,,                                          ,,,,^=^†%#
##%†^=^,,,                    ^^                    ,,,^=^†%##
###%†^=^,,                                          ,,^=^†%###
####%†^=^, 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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#%†^=^,,,,                                          ,,,,^=^†%#
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†^=^,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,^=^†
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