...:=^**£#                                          #£**^=:...
....:=^**£                                          £**^=:....
...:=^**£#                                          #£**^=:...
..:=^**£##                                          ##£**^=:..
.:=^**£###                                          ###£**^=:.
..:=^**£##                  ==^^==                  ##£**^=:..
...:=^**£#              ... 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.           ##£**^=:..
...:=^**£#                                          #£**^=:...
....:=^**£                                          £**^=:....
...:=^**£#                                          #£**^=:...
..:=^**£##                                          ##£**^=:..
.:=^**£###                                          ###£**^=:.
..:=^**£##                                          ##£**^=:..