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The repose of sleep refreshes only the body. It rarely sets the soul at rest.

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
Rest
Sleep
Refreshes
Body
Sleepiness
Soul
Insomnia
Phantoms
Repose
Sets
Rarely

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