,^~/%*@### ###@*%/~^,
,^~/%*@### ###@*%/~^,
,^~/%*@### ###@*%/~^,
,^~/%*@@## ##@@*%/~^,
,^~/%*@@@# #@@@*%/~^,
,^~/%*@### ~~//~~ ###@*%/~^,
^~/%*@#### ,,, 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. ###@*%/~^,
,,,,,^/*## ##*/^,,,,,
,^^^^/%%@# #@%%/^^^^,
,^~/%%**@@ @@**%%/~^,
,,,^~~%@@# #@@%~~^,,,
,,,,,^/*@# #@*/^,,,,,
,,^^//***@ @***//^^,,