,,,»;;=# ##&=;;»,,,
,^»;=### ####&=;»^,
,,^^^^;# ##&;^^^^,,
,,,,,^»; #&;»^,,,,,
,^»;=### ####&=;»^,
,^»;=### »»;;»» ####&=;»^,
,^»;=### ,,, 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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