,,,,:«==@& &@==«:,,,,
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,,,,,,:«== ==«:,,,,,,
,,,,,:«==@ @==«:,,,,,
,,,,:«==@& &@==«:,,,,
,,,:«==@ ««==«« #&@==«:,,,
,,:«==@@ ,,, 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. @==«:,,,,,
,,,,:«==@& &@==«:,,,,
,,,:«==@ #&@==«:,,,
,,:«==@@ @#&@==«:,,
,:«==@@# #@#&@==«:,
,,:«==@@ @#&@==«:,,
,,,:«==@ #&@==«:,,,