$†^=:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:=^†$
£$†^=:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:=^†$£
#£$†^=:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:=^†$£#
##£$†^=:¨¨                                          ¨¨:=^†$£##
###£$†^=:¨                                          ¨:=^†$£###
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#£$†^=:¨¨¨               ¨¨¨ sleep ¨¨¨              ¨¨¨:=^†$£#
£$†^=:¨¨¨¨                  ::==::                  ¨¨¨¨:=^†$£
$†^=:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:=^†$
†^=:¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
^=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=^
†^=:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=^†