,,~~~=$#¶@ @¶#$=~~~,,
,,~=$$$$$# #$$$$$=~,,
,,~=$$#¶¶@ @¶¶#$$=~,,
,,~=$$¶@## ##@¶$$=~,,
,,~=$$#¶@# #@¶#$$=~,,
,,,,,~$#¶¶ ~~==~~ ¶¶#$~,,,,,
,,,,,~=$¶@ ,,, SLEEP ,,, @¶$=~,,,,,
,,~=$$$#¶@ ,,~~,, @¶#$$$=~,,
,,,,~==$¶@ @¶$==~,,,,
,~=$$#¶@## 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. #@¶#$$=~,,
,,~=$$#¶@# #@¶#$$=~,,
,,~=$$$#¶¶ ¶¶#$$$=~,,
,,~=$$#¶@# #@¶#$$=~,,
,,~=$$#@## ##@#$$=~,,
,,,,=$$$## ##$$$=,,,,
,,~=$$#¶@# #@¶#$$=~,,