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§%†«:,,,,,               ,,, SLEEP ,,,              ,,,,,:«†%§
@§%†«:,,,,                  ::««::                  ,,,,:«†%§@
#@§%†«:,,,                                          ,,,:«†%§@#
##@§%†«:,, 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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§%†«:,,,,,                  ,,::,,                  ,,,,,:«†%§
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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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,,,,,,,,,,                  ,,::,,                  ,,,,,,,,,,
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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. ,,,,,,:«†%
§%†«:,,,,,                                          ,,,,,:«†%§
@§%†«:,,,,                  ,,::,,                  ,,,,:«†%§@
#@§%†«:,,,                                          ,,,:«†%§@#
##@§%†«:,, 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).                 ,,,,,,,,:«
†«:,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,:«†
%†«:,,,,,,                    ::                    ,,,,,,:«†%
§%†«:,,,,,                                          ,,,,,:«†%§
@§%†«:,,,, HIGH OTHERWORLDLINESS  AND HIGH GRIP  IS ,,,,:«†%§@
#@§%†«:,,,     A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE COMBO.      ,,,:«†%§@#
##@§%†«:,,                                          ,,:«†%§@##
###@§%†«:,                  ««††««                  ,:«†%§@###
##@§%†«:,,             ,,, SEE ALSO ,,,             ,,:«†%§@##
#@§%†«:,,,                  ::««::                  ,,,:«†%§@#
@§%†«:,,,,                                          ,,,,:«†%§@
§%†«:,,,,,               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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@§%†«:,,,,                                          ,,,,:«†%§@
#@§%†«:,,,                                          ,,,:«†%§@#
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