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The repose of sleep refreshes only the body. It rarely sets the soul at rest. The repose of the night does not belong to us. It is not the possession of our being. Sleep opens within us an inn for phantoms. In the morning we must sweep out the shadows.

Gaston Bachelard

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Gaston Bachelard
Age: 78 †
Born: 1884
Born: June 27
Died: 1962
Died: October 16
G 巴什拉
G. Bachelard
Night
Rarely
Inns
Doe
Belong
Sweep
Body
Possession
Insomnia
Soul
Shadow
Phantoms
Must
Rest
Repose
Sleep
Shadows
Morning
Opens
Refreshes
Within
Sets
Sleepiness

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