.-=;=*#@## ##@#*=;=-.
..-=;=*#@# #@#*=;=-..
...-=;=*#@ @#*=;=-...
....-=;=*# #*=;=-....
.....-=;=* *=;=-.....
......-=;= ==;;== =;=-......
.......-=; ... 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. =-........
.......-=; ;=-.......
......-=;= =;=-......
.....-=;=* *=;=-.....
....-=;=*# #*=;=-....
...-=;=*#@ @#*=;=-...
..-=;=*#@# #@#*=;=-..