,~»=*%&@@# #@@&%*=»~,
,~»=*%&@@# #@@&%*=»~,
,~»=*%&@## ##@&%*=»~,
,~»=**%&&& &&&%**=»~,
,~»=*%%%&@ @&%%%*=»~,
,~»=*%&&@@ »»==»» @@&&%*=»~,
,,,,~~»»*& ,,, 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. ##@&%*=»~,
,,,,»=%&@# #@&%=»,,,,
,,,,,»*%@@ @@%*»,,,,,
,,,,,,~=%@ @%=~,,,,,,
,~»=*&@### ###@&*=»~,
,~»=*%&@## ##@&%*=»~,
,~»=*%%%&# #&%%%*=»~,