,,,,«*@@## ##@@*«,,,,
,,«^*@#### ####@*^«,,
,,,,,,,^*# #*^,,,,,,,
,,,«««^^@# #@^^«««,,,
,,«^*@#### ####@*^«,,
,,«^*@#### ««^^«« ####@*^«,,
,,«^*@#### ,,, 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. ##@^«,,,,,
,,«^*@#### ####@*^«,,
,,,««^^**# #**^^««,,,
,,«^*@#### ####@*^«,,
,,«^*@#### ####@*^«,,
,,,,,^^*## ##*^^,,,,,
,,«^*@#### ####@*^«,,