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    'Sleep deprivation': Euphemism and CIA torture of choice 2009

  • In a few minutes sleep had sealed her eyes, but the Christian girl lay awake; her thoughts would not rest, and Sleep, who the night before had taken her to his heart, to-night would not come near her pillow; so much to agitate and disturb her soul had taken place during the day.

    Serapis — Complete Georg Ebers 1867

  • In a few minutes sleep had sealed her eyes, but the Christian girl lay awake; her thoughts would not rest, and Sleep, who the night before had taken her to his heart, to-night would not come near her pillow; so much to agitate and disturb her soul had taken place during the day.

    Serapis — Volume 02 Georg Ebers 1867

  • In a few minutes sleep had sealed her eyes, but the Christian girl lay awake; her thoughts would not rest, and Sleep, who the night before had taken her to his heart, to-night would not come near her pillow; so much to agitate and disturb her soul had taken place during the day.

    Serapis — Volume 02 Georg Ebers 1867

  • In a few minutes sleep had sealed her eyes, but the Christian girl lay awake; her thoughts would not rest, and Sleep, who the night before had taken her to his heart, to-night would not come near her pillow; so much to agitate and disturb her soul had taken place during the day.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867

  • In a few minutes sleep had sealed her eyes, but the Christian girl lay awake; her thoughts would not rest, and Sleep, who the night before had taken her to his heart, to-night would not come near her pillow; so much to agitate and disturb her soul had taken place during the day.

    Serapis — Volume 02 Georg Ebers 1867

  • A study in Sleep found that people's accuracy on working-memory tasks dropped by about 15 percent while they pulled an all-nighter.

    The Cost Of Lost Shut-Eye The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • A study in Sleep found that people's accuracy on working-memory tasks dropped by about 15 percent while they pulled an all-nighter.

    The Cost Of Lost Shut-Eye The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • Sleep is the ultimate healer, but very few of us get the recommended seven to eight hours every night.

    The Doctors: 5 Ways to Increase Health and Wealth in Minutes The Doctors 2010

  • Sleep is a major factor in weight loss, which is one reason to try not to get an outside job and try to stay home where you can sleep til you wake up, without an alarm.

    Alfred Augustus Glendening 1861-1903 2009

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