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1 Her hand upon his shoulder aroused him, startled into wakefulness , yet he scarcely realized the situation.
2 She opened her eyes suddenly, startled into wakefulness .
3 Percy said; and was just going to alarm the camp when the sentry, startled into wakefulness , challenged and fired.
4 He was just dropping off to sleep again, when his attention was startled into wakefulness by a knock at the outer door.
5 Periods of semiconsciousness only came to her, and from one of these she was suddenly startled into wakefulness by her own words.
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