$†^~^.....                                          .....^~^†$
†^~^......                                          ......^~^†
^~^.......                                          .......^~^
†^~^......                                          ......^~^†
$†^~^.....                                          .....^~^†$
#$†^~^....                  ~~^^~~                  ....^~^†$#
##$†^~^...               ... SLEEP ...              ...^~^†$##
###$†^~^..                  ^^~~^^                  ..^~^†$###
####$†^~^.                                          .^~^†$####
###$†^~^.. SLEEP IS THE MOST  IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE ..^~^†$###
##$†^~^... DAY.  SLEEP  IS  SAYING  GOODBYE  FOR  A ...^~^†$##
#$†^~^.... WHILE. IF YOU  CAN DREAM, YOU  ALSO  GET ....^~^†$#
$†^~^..... TO  VISIT  FRIENDS  AND  OTHER  ANIMALS. .....^~^†$
†^~^......                                          ......^~^†
^~^.......                  ..^^..                  .......^~^
†^~^......                                          ......^~^†
$†^~^..... DEEPER  THAN DEATH  IS TO  BE ALIVE  AND .....^~^†$
#$†^~^.... ASLEEP.  IT IS DEATH IF IT WAS TEMPORARY ....^~^†$#
##$†^~^...             AND REJUVENATING.            ...^~^†$##
###$†^~^..                                          ..^~^†$###
####$†^~^.                  ..^^..                  .^~^†$####
###$†^~^..                                          ..^~^†$###
##$†^~^... SLEEP  IS  A  BLACK  MARBLE  OUTSIDE  OF ...^~^†$##
#$†^~^.... WHICH THERE  IS  NOTHING.  INSIDE IS ALL ....^~^†$#
$†^~^..... THE   STARS   AND   IN  THE   MIDDLE   A .....^~^†$
†^~^...... 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 ......^~^†
$†^~^..... LONELINESS,  HOLDING A KIND  OF DILUTION .....^~^†$
#$†^~^.... OF   REALITY,  AND  SUDDENLY  IT'S   NOT ....^~^†$#
##$†^~^... IMPORTANT  THAT I  LIE  IN MY  BED,  THE ...^~^†$##
###$†^~^.. LACK   OF  PRESENCE  BRINGS  THE  NOTION ..^~^†$###
####$†^~^. THAT,  IF  I  DO  NOT  CHOOSE  SLEEP,  I .^~^†$####
###$†^~^..    CHOOSE PAST, FUTURE, SOMETHING WITH   ..^~^†$###
##$†^~^... MORE  SUBSTANCE  THAN  THE   OBJECTS   I ...^~^†$##
#$†^~^....          SURROUND MYSELF WITH.           ....^~^†$#
$†^~^.....                                          .....^~^†$
†^~^......                                          ......^~^†
^~^.......                                          .......^~^
†^~^......                                          ......^~^†
$†^~^.....                                          .....^~^†$
#$†^~^....                                          ....^~^†$#