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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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,,,,,,,«\$               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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