,^~\**¤@@# #@@¤**\~^,
,^~\**¤@@# #@@¤**\~^,
,^~\**¤@## ##@¤**\~^,
,^~\**¤@@# #@@¤**\~^,
,,^^\***@@ @@***\^^,,
,,,,^~\*¤@ ~~\\~~ @¤*\~^,,,,
,^~\**¤@@# ,,, 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. @¤*\^,,,,,
,^~\***¤@@ @@¤***\~^,
,,,,,,^\*¤ ¤*\^,,,,,,
,,,,^~*¤¤@ @¤¤*~^,,,,
,^~\****¤@ @¤****\~^,
,^~\**¤@@# #@@¤**\~^,
,^~\**¤@@# #@@¤**\~^,