,,,,,^-:%§ §%:-^,,,,,
,,,,^-:%§£ £§%:-^,,,,
,,,^-:%§£# #£§%:-^,,,
,,^-:%§£## ##£§%:-^,,
,^-:%§£### ###£§%:-^,
,,^-:%§£## --::-- ##£§%:-^,,
,,,^-:%§£# ,,, 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. %:-^,,,,,,
,,,,,^-:%§ §%:-^,,,,,
,,,,^-:%§£ £§%:-^,,,,
,,,^-:%§£# #£§%:-^,,,
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