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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. @@@@@^*«:,
,,::««^@@# #@@^««::,,
,:«^@@@### ###@@@^«:,
,:«*^@@@## ##@@@^*«:,
,:«*^@@@## ##@@@^*«:,
,:«*^@@@## ##@@@^*«:,
,,,,,:*@@# #@@*:,,,,,