,,,,,,,-^% %^-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-^%% %%^-,,,,,,
,,,,,-^%%§ §%%^-,,,,,
,,,,-^%%§# #§%%^-,,,,
,,,-^%%§## ##§%%^-,,,
,,-^%%§### --^^-- ###§%%^-,,
,,,-^%%§## ,,, 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. ^-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-^% %^-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-^%% %%^-,,,,,,
,,,,,-^%%§ §%%^-,,,,,
,,,,-^%%§# #§%%^-,,,,
,,,-^%%§## ##§%%^-,,,
,,-^%%§### ###§%%^-,,