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It is a poor reverie which invites a nap. One must even wonder whether, in this failing asleep, the subconscious itself does not undergo a decline in being.

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
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Reverie
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Naps
Whether
Subconscious
Doe
Asleep
Must
Invites
Even
Decline
Failing
Wonder
Undergo

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