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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. %^†=-,,,,,
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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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,,,,,,,,-= ,,--,, =-,,,,,,,,
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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). ^†=-,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,-= 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 ,,, &%^†=-,,,,
,,,-=†^%&¶ --==-- ¶&%^†=-,,,
,,-=†^%&¶# #¶&%^†=-,,
,-=†^%&¶## 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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,,,,,,,,-= =-,,,,,,,,
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