,:~/%@&¶## ##¶&@%/~:,
,,,,:~%@&& &&@%~:,,,,
,,,:~%@&&& &&&@%~:,,,
,,,,~/@&&& &&&@/~,,,,
,,,,,:~%%& &%%~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:/@& ~~//~~ &@/:,,,,,,
,:~/%@&&¶¶ ,,, 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. &@@%~:,,,,
,,,,,~//@¶ ¶@//~,,,,,
,,,::::/%& &%/::::,,,
,:~/%@&¶## ##¶&@%/~:,
,:~/%@&¶## ##¶&@%/~:,
,:~/%@&&¶¶ ¶¶&&@%/~:,
,,,,,~/%&# #&%/~,,,,,