,,,,^=†*§@ @§*†=^,,,,
,,,,,=††§@ @§††=,,,,,
,^=;†*§@## ##@§*†;=^,
,^=;†*§### ###§*†;=^,
,^=;†*§@## ##@§*†;=^,
,^=;†*§@## ==;;== ##@§*†;=^,
,^=;†**§§# ,,, 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. §*†==,,,,,
,^=;†*§@## ##@§*†;=^,
,,,,,=††*@ @*††=,,,,,
,^=;†*§@## ##@§*†;=^,
,,,^=†***§ §***†=^,,,
,^=;†*§@## ##@§*†;=^,
,,,,,,=;*§ §*;=,,,,,,