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,,,~*†¤§¶#                                          #¶§¤†*~,,,
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,,,~*†¤§¶#                                          #¶§¤†*~,,,
,,,,~*†¤§¶                                          ¶§¤†*~,,,,
,,,,,~*†¤§                  ~~**~~                  §¤†*~,,,,,
,,,,,,~*†¤               ,,, SLEEP ,,,              ¤†*~,,,,,,
,,,,,~*†¤§                  ,,~~,,                  §¤†*~,,,,,
,,,,~*†¤§¶                                          ¶§¤†*~,,,,
,,,~*†¤§¶# 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.            ##¶§¤†*~,,
,,,~*†¤§¶#                                          #¶§¤†*~,,,
,,,,~*†¤§¶                  ,,,,,,                  ¶§¤†*~,,,,
,,,,,~*†¤§                                          §¤†*~,,,,,
,,,,,,~*†¤ 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.          ##¶§¤†*~,,
,,,~*†¤§¶#                                          #¶§¤†*~,,,
,,,,~*†¤§¶                  ,,,,,,                  ¶§¤†*~,,,,
,,,,,~*†¤§                                          §¤†*~,,,,,
,,,,,,~*†¤ 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).       §¤†*~,,,,,
,,,,,,~*†¤                                          ¤†*~,,,,,,
,,,,,~*†¤§   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.     ¶§¤†*~,,,,
,,,,,~*†¤§                                          §¤†*~,,,,,
,,,,,,~*†¤                  ~~**~~                  ¤†*~,,,,,,
,,,,,~*†¤§             ,,, SEE ALSO ,,,             §¤†*~,,,,,
,,,,~*†¤§¶                  ,,~~,,                  ¶§¤†*~,,,,
,,,~*†¤§¶#                                          #¶§¤†*~,,,
,,~*†¤§¶##              SLEEP DEITIES               ##¶§¤†*~,,
,,,~*†¤§¶#              THE BLACKBIRD               #¶§¤†*~,,,
,,,,~*†¤§¶                 SOLIPSISM                ¶§¤†*~,,,,
,,,,,~*†¤§                                          §¤†*~,,,,,
,,,,,,~*†¤                  ~~**~~                  ¤†*~,,,,,,
,,,,,~*†¤§           ,,, 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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,,,,~*†¤§¶                                          ¶§¤†*~,,,,
,,,~*†¤§¶#                                          #¶§¤†*~,,,