In a strange room you must empty yourself for sleep. And before you ar…

William Faulkner
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In a strange room you must empty yourself for sleep. And before you are emptied for sleep, what are you. And when you are emptied for sleep, what are you. And when you are emptied for sleep you are not. And when you are filled with sleep, you never were. I don't know what I am. I don't know if I am or not. ✨ William Faulkner (1954). The Best of Faulkner
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