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.,~^*%£¶¶¶ SLEEP IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL  OF THE ¶¶¶£%*^~,.
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.,~^*%£¶¶¶ THE   STARS   AND  IN   THE   MIDDLE   A ¶¶¶£%*^~,.
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.,~^*%£¶## IF  YOU WISH TO MEASURE SLEEP, USE THESE ##¶£%*^~,.
.,~^*%£¶##    FOUR QUANTIFIERS:: GRIP, DEEPNESS,    ##¶£%*^~,.
...,^^^%£#   OTHERWORLDINESS AND REVITALIZATION.    #£%^^^,...
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.,~^*%¶###     DEEPNESS GOES FROM BEING SEVERAL     ###¶%*^~,.
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.,~^%£¶###      TOUCHING THE SURFACE (RIGHT).       ###¶£%^~,.
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.,~^*%£¶##    OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE   ##¶£%*^~,.
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.,~^*%£¶## LONELINESS,  HOLDING A KIND OF  DILUTION ##¶£%*^~,.
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.,~^*%£¶## LACK  OF  PRESENCE   BRINGS  THE  NOTION ##¶£%*^~,.
.,~^*%£¶## THAT,  IF  I  DO  NOT  CHOOSE  SLEEP,  I ##¶£%*^~,.
.,~^*£¶###   CHOOSE PAST, FUTURE, SOMETHING WITH    ###¶£*^~,.
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