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The brain is at work without its required food, and the most fantastic notions fill the mind.
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The quote describes a mind trying to work without the food it needs. In that deprived state, “the most fantastic notions” fill it, suggesting that unusual or unrealistic ideas can take over when ordinary mental needs are unmet.
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- A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
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