¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #########¨ #¨¨¨###### ########¨¨ ¨¨#¨¨##### #######¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨#### ######¨¨## #####¨¨### #####¨¨¨¨# ==;;== ¨###¨¨¨¨## ####¨¨##¨¨ ¨¨¨ 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. ########## ########## ########## ########## ########## ########## ########## ########## ########## ########## ########## ########## ##########