,,~:†*#@## ##@#*†:~,,
,,,,,~:†*# #*†:~,,,,,
,,~:†*@### ###@*†:~,,
,,,,,:†##@ @##†:,,,,,
,,~:†*#@## ##@#*†:~,,
,,~:†**##@ ~~::~~ @##**†:~,,
,,~:†*#@## ,,, 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. @###*†:~,,
,,~:†*#@## ##@#*†:~,,
,,~:†*#@## ##@#*†:~,,
,,~:†****# #****†:~,,
,,~:†*#@## ##@#*†:~,,
,,,,,,::†# #†::,,,,,,
,,~:††*##@ @##*††:~,,