,,,,~===*# #*===~,,,,
,-~=*%#@## ##@#%*=~-,
,,,,,,-=%@ @%=-,,,,,,
,,,-~=*### ###*=~-,,,
,-~=*%#@## ##@#%*=~-,
,,,,,-~*## ~~==~~ ##*~-,,,,,
,-~=*%#@## ,,, 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. ##@#%*=~-,
,-~=*%#@## ##@#%*=~-,
,-~=***%@# #@%***=~-,
,,,----=%@ @%=----,,,
,-~=*%#### ####%*=~-,
,,,,-===%@ @%===-,,,,
,-~=*%#@## ##@#%*=~-,