#@#@¤=^«,, ,,«^=¤@#@# @=^«,,,,,, ,,,,,,«^=@ ##@@¤=^«,, ,,«^=¤@@## #@#@¤=^«,, ,,«^=¤@#@# @@#@¤=^«,, ,,«^=¤@#@@ ##¤¤^^,,,, ««^^«« ,,,,^^¤¤## ##@@¤=^«,, ,,, 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. ,,,,«^=¤@@ #@#@¤=^«,, ,,«^=¤@#@# @@#@¤=^«,, ,,«^=¤@#@@ #@#@¤=^«,, ,,«^=¤@#@# @¤¤¤=^«,,, ,,,«^=¤¤¤@ @¤¤¤=«,,,, ,,,,«=¤¤¤@ #@#@¤=^«,, ,,«^=¤@#@#