,.~:$¤&@## ##@&¤$:~.,
,,,,.::$¤# #¤$::.,,,,
,.~:::$$&@ @&$$:::~.,
,,,~::$$$& &$$$::~,,,
,,,,,~~:¤& &¤:~~,,,,,
,.~:$¤&@## ~~::~~ ##@&¤$:~.,
,,,,,.:$ ,,, 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 #¤:..,,,,,
,,,,,.~$¤# LACK OF PRESENCE BRINGS THE NOTION #¤$~.,,,,,
,.~:$¤@@ THAT, IF I DO NOT CHOOSE SLEEP, I @@#&¤$:~.,
,.~:$¤@# CHOOSE PAST, FUTURE, SOMETHING WITH #@#&¤$:~.,
,.~:$¤@# MORE SUBSTANCE THAN THE OBJECTS I #@#&¤$:~.,
,.~:$¤@# SURROUND MYSELF WITH. #@#&¤$:~.,
,,,,.~$$ #&$$~.,,,,
,.~:$¤@# #@#&¤$:~.,
,.~:$¤@# #@#&¤$:~.,
,,,,,~$# ##&$~,,,,,
,.~:$¤@@ @@#&¤$:~.,
,,,,..~:$& &$:~..,,,,