,,~/*$$$$#                                          #$$$$*/~,,
,,~/*$#£##                                          ##£#$*/~,,
,,~/*$#£##                                          ##£#$*/~,,
,,~/*$#£££                                          £££#$*/~,,
,,~/*$$###                                          ###$$*/~,,
,,~/*$#£##                  ~~//~~                  ##£#$*/~,,
,,~/*$#£##              ,,, SLEEP ,,,               ##£#$*/~,,
,,~/*$#£££                  ,,~~,,                  £££#$*/~,,
,,~/*$##££                                          ££##$*/~,,
,,~/*#£### SLEEP IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL  OF THE ###£#*/~,,
,,~/*$#£## DAY.  SLEEP  IS  SAYING  GOODBYE  FOR  A ##£#$*/~,,
,,~//*$### WHILE. IF YOU  CAN DREAM,  YOU ALSO  GET ###$*//~,,
,,,,,,/*#£ TO  VISIT  FRIENDS  AND  OTHER  ANIMALS. £#*/,,,,,,
,,~/*$#£##                                          ##£#$*/~,,
,,~/*$#£##                  ,,,,,,                  ##£#$*/~,,
,,~/*$#£##                                          ##£#$*/~,,
,,,,,/*$## DEEPER  THAN  DEATH IS  TO  BE ALIVE AND ##$*/,,,,,
,,~/**$$££ 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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,,,~~//*##                                          ##*//~~,,,