,~«^†$#@##                                          ##@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@#                                          #@#$†^«~,,
,,,~«^†$#@                                          @#$†^«~,,,
,,,,~«^†$#                                          #$†^«~,,,,
,,,~«^†$#@                                          @#$†^«~,,,
,,~«^†$#@#                  ««^^««                  #@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@##              ,,, SLEEP ,,,               ##@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@#                  ~~««~~                  #@#$†^«~,,
,,,~«^†$#@                                          @#$†^«~,,,
,,,,~«^†$# SLEEP IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL  OF THE #$†^«~,,,,
,,,~«^†$#@ DAY.  SLEEP  IS  SAYING  GOODBYE  FOR  A @#$†^«~,,,
,,~«^†$#@# WHILE.  IF YOU CAN  DREAM, YOU ALSO  GET #@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@## TO  VISIT  FRIENDS  AND  OTHER  ANIMALS. ##@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@#                                          #@#$†^«~,,
,,,~«^†$#@                  ,,~~,,                  @#$†^«~,,,
,,,,~«^†$#                                          #$†^«~,,,,
,,,~«^†$#@ DEEPER  THAN  DEATH IS  TO BE ALIVE  AND @#$†^«~,,,
,,~«^†$#@# ASLEEP. IT  IS DEATH IF IT WAS TEMPORARY #@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@##            AND REJUVENATING.             ##@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@#                                          #@#$†^«~,,
,,,~«^†$#@                  ,,~~,,                  @#$†^«~,,,
,,,,~«^†$#                                          #$†^«~,,,,
,,,~«^†$#@ SLEEP  IS  A  BLACK  MARBLE  OUTSIDE  OF @#$†^«~,,,
,,~«^†$#@# WHICH  THERE IS  NOTHING. INSIDE  IS ALL #@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@## THE   STARS   AND   IN   THE   MIDDLE  A ##@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@# BLACK LAKE.  AT THE  FOOT  OF  THIS LAKE #@#$†^«~,,
,,,~«^†$#@          STANDS AN OLD FRIEND.           @#$†^«~,,,
,,,,~«^†$#                                          #$†^«~,,,,
,,,~«^†$#@                  ,,~~,,                  @#$†^«~,,,
,,~«^†$#@#                                          #@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@## WHEN  YOU SLEEP ALL SOUND  IS  INTERNAL. ##@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@# WHEN  YOU  SLEEP   YOUR  BRAIN  SHRINKS. #@#$†^«~,,
,,,~«^†$#@                                          @#$†^«~,,,
,,,,~«^†$#                  ,,~~,,                  #$†^«~,,,,
,,,~«^†$#@                                          @#$†^«~,,,
,,~«^†$#@# IF  YOU WISH TO MEASURE SLEEP, USE THESE #@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@##    FOUR QUANTIFIERS:: GRIP, DEEPNESS,    ##@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@#   OTHERWORLDINESS AND REVITALIZATION.    #@#$†^«~,,
,,,~«^†$#@                                          @#$†^«~,,,
,,,,~«^†$# GRIP GOES FROM NOT  BEING ABLE TO LET GO #$†^«~,,,,
,,,~«^†$#@ ALL   DAY   (LEFT)   TO  NOT  CARING  TO @#$†^«~,,,
,,~«^†$#@#            REMEMBER (RIGHT).             #@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@##                                          ##@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@#     DEEPNESS GOES FROM BEING SEVERAL     #@#$†^«~,,
,,,~«^†$#@ HUNDRED METERS  DOWN  (LEFT)  TO  BARELY @#$†^«~,,,
,,,,~«^†$#      TOUCHING THE SURFACE (RIGHT).       #$†^«~,,,,
,,,~«^†$#@                                          @#$†^«~,,,
,,~«^†$#@#   OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE    #@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@##  COHERENT DREAMSCAPE (LEFT), VIA NORMAL  ##@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@# DREAM  AMOUNTS  (MIDDLE)  TO  NO  DREAMS #@#$†^«~,,
,,,~«^†$#@                 (RIGHT).                 @#$†^«~,,,
,,,,~«^†$#                                          #$†^«~,,,,
,,,~«^†$#@ REVITALIZATION GOES  FROM A  FEELING  OF @#$†^«~,,,
,,~«^†$#@# NOT HAVING SLEPT  AT ALL (LEFT) TO BEING #@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@## FULL  OF   ENERGY   AND  MAYBE  OPTIMISM ##@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@#                 (RIGHT).                 #@#$†^«~,,
,,,~«^†$#@                                          @#$†^«~,,,
,,,,~«^†$#                    ~~                    #$†^«~,,,,
,,,~«^†$#@                                          @#$†^«~,,,
,,~«^†$#@# HIGH OTHERWORLDLINESS AND  HIGH  GRIP IS #@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@##      A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE COMBO.     ##@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@#                                          #@#$†^«~,,
,,,~«^†$#@                  ««^^««                  @#$†^«~,,,
,,,,~«^†$#             ,,, SEE ALSO ,,,             #$†^«~,,,,
,,,~«^†$#@                  ~~««~~                  @#$†^«~,,,
,,~«^†$#@#                                          #@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@##              SLEEP DEITIES               ##@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@#              THE BLACKBIRD               #@#$†^«~,,
,,,~«^†$#@                SOLIPSISM                 @#$†^«~,,,
,,,,~«^†$#                                          #$†^«~,,,,
,,,~«^†$#@                  ««^^««                  @#$†^«~,,,
,,~«^†$#@#           ,,, FURTHERMORE ,,,            #@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@##                  ~~««~~                  ##@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@#                                          #@#$†^«~,,
,,,~«^†$#@ THIS IS  STILL  A  PLACE:  HERE, IN  THE @#$†^«~,,,
,,,,~«^†$# SILENCE,  DARKNESS   AND   NIGHT  -  AND #$†^«~,,,,
,,,~«^†$#@ LONELINESS, HOLDING  A KIND  OF DILUTION @#$†^«~,,,
,,~«^†$#@# OF   REALITY,  AND   SUDDENLY  IT'S  NOT #@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@## IMPORTANT  THAT  I  LIE IN  MY  BED, THE ##@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@# LACK  OF  PRESENCE  BRINGS  THE   NOTION #@#$†^«~,,
,,,~«^†$#@ THAT,  IF  I  DO  NOT  CHOOSE  SLEEP,  I @#$†^«~,,,
,,,,~«^†$#    CHOOSE PAST, FUTURE, SOMETHING WITH   #$†^«~,,,,
,,,~«^†$#@ MORE  SUBSTANCE   THAN  THE   OBJECTS  I @#$†^«~,,,
,,~«^†$#@#          SURROUND MYSELF WITH.           #@#$†^«~,,
,~«^†$#@##                                          ##@#$†^«~,
,,~«^†$#@#                                          #@#$†^«~,,
,,,~«^†$#@                                          @#$†^«~,,,
,,,,~«^†$#                                          #$†^«~,,,,
,,,~«^†$#@                                          @#$†^«~,,,
,,~«^†$#@#                                          #@#$†^«~,,