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few hours

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His was a great sin who first invented consciousness. Let us lose it for a few hours. F. Scott Fitzgerald

Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. Henry James

The savage, rocky shores of Christmas Island, 200 miles south of Java, in the Indian Ocean. It's November, the moon is in its third quarter, and the sun is just setting. In a few hours from now, on this very shore, a thousand million lives will be launched. David Attenborough

Although I am not averse to wasting a few hours playing computer games, I have never tried my hand at Doom. Judging by sales figures and testimonials, playing the game has to be an infinitely preferable experience to watching this pathetic excuse for a movie. James Berardinelli

Deeds are not accomplished in a few days, or in a few hours. A century is only a spoke in the wheel of everlasting time. Louis Riel

A great estate is not gotten in a few hours. French Proverb

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