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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. %/»^......
.....^»/%* *%/»^.....
....^»/%*§ §*%/»^....
...^»/%*§# #§*%/»^...
..^»/%*§#@ @#§*%/»^..
.^»/%*§#@# #@#§*%/»^.
..^»/%*§#@ @#§*%/»^..