,~«^$%##@@ @@##%$^«~,
,,,,,~^%## ##%^~,,,,,
,~«^$%##@# #@##%$^«~,
,,,,,«^$## ##$^«,,,,,
,,,««$%%## ##%%$««,,,
,~«^$%##@# ««^^«« #@##%$^«~,
,~«^$%##@# ,,, SLEEP ,,, #@##%$^«~,
,~«^$%##@@ ~~««~~ @@##%$^«~,
,,,,,,~^$# #$^~,,,,,,
,~«^$%##@# SLEEP IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE #@##%$^«~,
,~«^$%##@# DAY. SLEEP IS SAYING GOODBYE FOR A #@##%$^«~,
,,,,,,~«$# WHILE. IF YOU CAN DREAM, YOU ALSO GET #$«~,,,,,,
,~«^$%##@# TO VISIT FRIENDS AND OTHER ANIMALS. #@##%$^«~,
,~«^$%#@## ##@#%$^«~,
,~«^$$%%%# ,,~~,, #%%%$$^«~,
,,,,~^$$$# #$$$^~,,,,
,,,~~^^^%# 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 ##%%^«,,,,
,~«^$%##@# CHOOSE PAST, FUTURE, SOMETHING WITH #@##%$^«~,
,,~«^$$%#@ MORE SUBSTANCE THAN THE OBJECTS I @#%$$^«~,,
,~^$%##@## SURROUND MYSELF WITH. ##@##%$^~,
,~«^$$$$## ##$$$$^«~,
,,,,~^%##@ @##%^~,,,,
,~«^$%##@# #@##%$^«~,
,~«^$%#@## ##@#%$^«~,
,~«^$%##@@ @@##%$^«~,
,,,««^%%%# #%%%^««,,,