,,,,--=**¤ ¤**=--,,,,
,-»=**#### ####**=»-,
,-»=****¤¤ ¤¤****=»-,
,-»=**¤### ###¤**=»-,
,-»=*¤#### ####¤*=»-,
,,-----=*# »»==»» #*=-----,,
,-»=**¤### ,,, 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. ###¤**=»-,
,-»=**¤¤## ##¤¤**=»-,
,-»=****¤# #¤****=»-,
,,,»»»=*¤# #¤*=»»»,,,
,-»=**¤### ###¤**=»-,
,-»=**¤### ###¤**=»-,
,-»=**¤### ###¤**=»-,