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##¶#*†^~^. SLEEP IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE .^~^†*#¶##
¶¶#*^^~... DAY. SLEEP IS SAYING GOODBYE FOR A ...~^^*#¶¶
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###¶*†^~^. 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. .^~^†*#¶¶¶
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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 .^~^†*#¶##
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##¶#*†^~^. OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE .^~^†*#¶##
##¶#*†^~^. COHERENT DREAMSCAPE (LEFT), VIA NORMAL .^~^†*#¶##
##¶#*†^~^. DREAM AMOUNTS (MIDDLE) TO NO DREAMS .^~^†*#¶##
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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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¶**††^~~^. SOLIPSISM .^~~^††**¶
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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 .^~^†*#¶##
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####*†^~^. 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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