‘I find sleeping very odd,’ Pattern said. ‘I know that all beings in the Physical Realm engage in it. Do you find it pleasant? You fear nonexistence, but is not unconsciousness the same thing?’ ‘With sleep, it’s only temporary.’ ‘Ah. It is all right, because in the morning, you each return to sentience.’ ‘Well, that depends on the person,’ Shallan said absently. ‘For many of them, ‘sentience’ might be too generous a term. . . .’
