,,,,,\\\$# #$\\\,,,,,
,,,,,,,-*§ §*-,,,,,,,
,,-\*$§### ###§$*\-,,
,,,,,,,\$§ §$\,,,,,,,
,,-\*$§### ###§$*\-,,
,,----**$§ --\\-- §$**----,,
,,,,,-\*§# ,,, 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 #§$$*\,,,,
,,-\*$§### OF REALITY, AND SUDDENLY IT'S NOT ###§$*\-,,
,,-\*$§### IMPORTANT THAT I LIE IN MY BED, THE ###§$*\-,,
,,-\*$§### LACK OF PRESENCE BRINGS THE NOTION ###§$*\-,,
,,,,,--*$§ THAT, IF I DO NOT CHOOSE SLEEP, I §$*--,,,,,
,,-\*$§### CHOOSE PAST, FUTURE, SOMETHING WITH ###§$*\-,,
,,,,,,--*§ MORE SUBSTANCE THAN THE OBJECTS I §*--,,,,,,
,,-\*$§### SURROUND MYSELF WITH. ###§$*\-,,
,,-\*$§### ###§$*\-,,
,,,-\\$$§# #§$$\\-,,,
,,-\*$§### ###§$*\-,,
,,-\****§# #§****\-,,
,,,--\$§§# #§§$\--,,,
,,,,\\\$$§ §$$\\\,,,,