¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§                                          §§¨§§§¨§¨§
¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§§§§§
¨¨¨§¨§§§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§
¨¨§§§¨¨§§§                                          §§§§§¨¨¨§§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§
§§¨§§§§¨§§                  ==//==                  ¨¨¨§§¨§§§§
¨§§¨¨¨§§¨¨              ¨¨¨ 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.          §¨§¨¨¨¨§§§
§§§¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          §§§¨¨¨§¨¨§
¨¨§§§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨§§§                                          ¨§§¨§¨§§§¨
§§¨§§¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§§§§¨¨§¨
¨§§¨§§§¨§§                                          §§¨¨¨§¨§§§
§¨§§¨¨§§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§§§¨¨§