"Their pleasures are fierce and their sleep impenetrable. And they know that the body has a soul in which the soul has no part."

Existence, Pleasure, Sleep, Body, Soul

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"Their pleasures are fierce and their sleep impenetrable. And they know that the body has a soul in which the soul has no part."

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