,.=:$&#@@# #@@#&$:=.,
,.=:$&###@ @###&$:=.,
,.=:$&#@## ##@#&$:=.,
,,,,.:$&@@ @@&$:.,,,,
,,,...=$## ##$=...,,,
,.=:$&#@@# ==::== #@@#&$:=.,
,.=:$&#@## ,,, SLEEP ,,, ##@#&$:=.,
,.=:$&#@@@ ..==.. @@@#&$:=.,
,.=:$&#@@# #@@#&$:=.,
,.=:$&#@## SLEEP IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE ##@#&$:=.,
,,,,,.:$&# DAY. SLEEP IS SAYING GOODBYE FOR A #&$:.,,,,,
,.=====:&# 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. ##&::=,,,,
,,,,.=$$$# #$$$=.,,,,
,.=:$&###@ @###&$:=.,
,.=:$&@@## ##@@&$:=.,
,.=:$&&&&# #&&&&$:=.,
,,.===$$&# #&$$===.,,
,.=:$&#@@# #@@#&$:=.,