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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.    £§%\=^....
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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 \=^.......
......^=\%      TOUCHING THE SURFACE (RIGHT).       %\=^......
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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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........^= 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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