,,,,,,~~%& &%~~,,,,,,
,,~/%§&@## ##@&§%/~,,
,,~/§&@### ###@&§/~,,
,,~/%§&@## ##@&§%/~,,
,,~/%§&@## ##@&§%/~,,
,,~/%§&@## ~~//~~ ##@&§%/~,,
,,~~~~/%§& ,,, 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. ##@&§%/~,,
,,,,,,/§@@ @@§/,,,,,,
,,~/%§&@## ##@&§%/~,,
,,~/%§&&@# #@&&§%/~,,
,,~/%§&@## ##@&§%/~,,
,,,,,~%§&@ @&§%~,,,,,
,,,,,,/% #&%/,,,,,,