,,»\****@# #@****\»,,
,,»\**##@@ @@##**\»,,
,,,»»****@ @****»»,,,
,,»\**#@## ##@#**\»,,
,,»\**#### ####**\»,,
,,»\*#@### »»\\»» ###@#*\»,,
,,»»»\***@ ,,, 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. #****»,,,,
,,»\**#### ####**\»,,
,,»\**@### ###@**\»,,
,,»\**#@@@ @@@#**\»,,
,,»\**#@## ##@#**\»,,
,,,,,,»**# #**»,,,,,,
,,,,,,»*#@ @#*»,,,,,,