^=:.......                                          .......:=^
†^=:......                                          ......:=^†
§†^=:.....                                          .....:=^†§
¤§†^=:....                                          ....:=^†§¤
@¤§†^=:...                                          ...:=^†§¤@
#@¤§†^=:..                  ==^^==                  ..:=^†§¤@#
##@¤§†^=:.              ... 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.          ....:=^†§¤
@¤§†^=:...                                          ...:=^†§¤@
#@¤§†^=:..                                          ..:=^†§¤@#
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@¤§†^=:...                                          ...:=^†§¤@
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