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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 «:........
.........:                 (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 ...             #£&£^/«:..
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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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