,^«*^&&###                                          ###&&^*«^,
^«*^&&####                                          ####&&^*«^
,,,^^^«^&#                                          #&^«^^^,,,
,^«*^&&###                                          ###&&^*«^,
,,^«****^&                                          &^****«^,,
,^«*^&&###                  ««**««                  ###&&^*«^,
,^«*^&&###               ,,, 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.          ###&&^*«^,
,^«*^&&###                                          ###&&^*«^,
,^«*^&&&##                                          ##&&&^*«^,
,,,^*^&&&&                                          &&&&^*^,,,
,,,,,,«^^&                                          &^^«,,,,,,
,^«*^&&&&&                                          &&&&&^*«^,
,,,^*^^&##                                          ##&^^*^,,,