p.346 "Funking out." [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/funking] . "Finding V. He
didn't know which
he was most afraid of, V. or sleep. Or whether they were two versions of the
same thing."
Sleep as death, like V.?
Use of 'funk' as a verb carries concept of fright, panic w overtones of
depression (as a noun).
Not too shabby psychology, yes?