,.~*†@&#@# #@#&@†*~.,
,.~*†@&#@# #@#&@†*~.,
,.~*†@&#@# #@#&@†*~.,
,,,,..*†@& &@†*..,,,,
,,,..*†&## ##&†*..,,,
,,,,,~†&&& ~~**~~ &&&†~,,,,,
,.~*†@&#@# ,,, 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. ##@#&@†~.,
,.~*†@&#@# #@#&@†*~.,
,.~*†@&#@# ,,..,, #@#&@†*~.,
,,,,,~~*@& &@*~~,,,,,
,.~*†@&### DEEPER THAN DEATH IS TO BE ALIVE AND ###&@†*~.,
,.~*†@&#@# ASLEEP. IT IS DEATH IF IT WAS TEMPORARY #@#&@†*~.,
,.~*†@&##@ AND REJUVENATING. @##&@†*~.,
,.~*†@&#@@ @@#&@†*~.,
,,,,.*†&&& ,,..,, &&&†*.,,,,
,.~†@&#@## ##@#&@†~.,
,,,,.***@# 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. #@#&@†*~.,
,.~*†@&#@# #@#&@†*~.,
,.~*†@&#@# ,,..,, #@#&@†*~.,
,.~*†@&#@# #@#&@†*~.,
,.~*†@@&&@ 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). #@#&@†*~.,
,.~*†@&#@# #@#&@†*~.,
,.~*†@&#@@ 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 @@#&@†*~.,
,,..**@@@& &@@@**..,,
,,,,,.*@&@ ~~**~~ @&@*.,,,,,
,.~*†@&#@# ,,, FURTHERMORE ,,, #@#&@†*~.,
,,,,,,.*@# ..~~.. #@*.,,,,,,
,.~*††@&&@ @&&@††*~.,
,.~**††@&# 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. &&&@†*~.,,
,.~*†@&#@# #@#&@†*~.,
,,,.~~~††& &††~~~.,,,
,.~*†@&&## ##&&@†*~.,
,.~*†@&#@# #@#&@†*~.,
,.~***@@@# #@@@***~.,
,,,,,.*@&# #&@*.,,,,,