DAY, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent. This period is divided into two parts, the day proper and the night, or day improper -- the former devoted to sins of business, the latter consecrated to the other sort. These two kinds of social activity overlap. - Ambrose Bierce

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Ambrose Bierce: "DAY, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent. This period is divided into two parts, the day proper and the night, or day improper -- the former devoted to sins of business, the latter consecrated to the other sort. These two kinds of social activity overlap."

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Activity	Business	Consecrated	Devoted
Divided	Former	Hours	Improper
Into	Kinds	Latter	Misspent
Mostly	Night	Other	Overlap
Parts	Period	Proper	Sins
Social	Sort	These	Twentyfour

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