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X20b

What do you call the the dry matter that you feel in your eyes when you wake up?

This question is new; it was not asked in the 1965–70 survey.

SLEEP 8
SAND 4
EYE BOOGERS 3
CRUSTIES 2
CRUD 1
CRUSTY 1
EYE BOOGER 1
EYE CRUSTIES 1
EYE GOOBIES 1
SAWDUST 1
SLEEPY BUNKERS 1
SLEEPY SEEDS 1

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