,,,,,«*##@ @##*«,,,,,
,~«^*$#### ####$*^«~,
,,,,,,«^$# #$^«,,,,,,
,,,,~~^*$# #$*^~~,,,,
,~«^*$@### ###@$*^«~,
,,~~~««*$# ««^^«« #$*««~~~,,
,~«^*$#@## ,,, SLEEP ,,, ##@#$*^«~,
,,,,,,~^$@ ~~««~~ @$^~,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^$@ @$^~,,,,,,
,~«^*$#@## SLEEP IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE ##@#$*^«~,
,,,,~^^$$# DAY. SLEEP IS SAYING GOODBYE FOR A #$$^^~,,,,
,~«^**$#@# WHILE. IF YOU CAN DREAM, YOU ALSO GET #@#$**^«~,
,,~««^$$## TO VISIT FRIENDS AND OTHER ANIMALS. ##$$^««~,,
,~«^*$##@# #@##$*^«~,
,~«^*$#@## ,,~~,, ##@#$*^«~,
,,,,,,~^$@ @$^~,,,,,,
,,,~~««**# 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 #****^««~,
,~«^*$#@## ##@#$*^«~,
,~«^*$$$@@ ««^^«« @@$$$*^«~,
,~«^*$@### ,,, FURTHERMORE ,,, ###@$*^«~,
,~«^*$#@## ~~««~~ ##@#$*^«~,
,~«^*$#@## ##@#$*^«~,
,~«^*$#@## THIS IS STILL A PLACE: HERE, IN THE ##@#$*^«~,
,~«^*$#@## SILENCE, DARKNESS AND NIGHT - AND ##@#$*^«~,
,~«^*$#@## LONELINESS, HOLDING A KIND OF DILUTION ##@#$*^«~,
,~«^*$#@## OF REALITY, AND SUDDENLY IT'S NOT ##@#$*^«~,
,,,,,~^$## IMPORTANT THAT I LIE IN MY BED, THE ##$^~,,,,,
,~«^*$#@@@ LACK OF PRESENCE BRINGS THE NOTION @@@#$*^«~,
,,,,,~«*$# THAT, IF I DO NOT CHOOSE SLEEP, I #$*«~,,,,,
,~«^*$##@# CHOOSE PAST, FUTURE, SOMETHING WITH #@##$*^«~,
,,,,,~«^$@ MORE SUBSTANCE THAN THE OBJECTS I @$^«~,,,,,
,~«^*$#@## SURROUND MYSELF WITH. ##@#$*^«~,
,~«^*$#@## ##@#$*^«~,
,~«^*$#@## ##@#$*^«~,
,~«^*$#@@@ @@@#$*^«~,
,~«^*$#@## ##@#$*^«~,
,~«^*$#@## ##@#$*^«~,
,~«^*$#### ####$*^«~,