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Why has sleep been called a wonder?
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Solution
Sleep has been called a wonder for the following reasons:
- It overpowers us.
- Nobody knows exactly, what brings about sleep.
- It is a common experience but nobody knows its secrets and depths.
- It transports us to a strange land. It is the sweetest thing in the world. It makes us alert and active.
- It makes us forgetful of even our dearest persons and objects.
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