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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. **/«^,,,,,
,,,,^«/**#                                          #**/«^,,,,
,,,^«/**#¶                  ,,^^,,                  ¶#**/«^,,,
,,^«/**#¶#                                          #¶#**/«^,,
,^«/**#¶## 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.           ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,                  ,,^^,,                  ,,,,,,,,,,
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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).                 ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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