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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 */«~......
.....~«/*@                 (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 ##@£@*/«~.
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......~«/* HIGH OTHERWORLDLINESS AND HIGH  GRIP  IS */«~......
.......~«/     A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE COMBO.      /«~.......
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.......~«/              SLEEP DEITIES               /«~.......
......~«/*               THE BLACKBIRD              */«~......
.....~«/*@                 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 */«~......
.......~«/ 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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