¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-                                          -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=                                          =-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-==                  ======                  ==-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-==†               ¨¨¨ 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.           ==-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-==†                                          †==-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-==†#                                          #†==-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-==†#@                                          @#†==-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-==†#@#                                          #@#†==-¨¨¨
¨¨-==†#@##                                          ##@#†==-¨¨
¨-==†#@###                                          ###@#†==-¨