The timelessness, that sense of being out of the runnels of work, deadlines and completion obligations is slow to appear and it is difficult to take hold of.

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An hour passed before rescue could reach us, although the memory is one of timelessness -- the world had ceased to be, nothing made sense and my mind was trying desperately to process every aspect of what I was experiencing.

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It is true that rural Ibiza retains a certain timelessness, despite the inroads mass tourism has made in other parts of the island.

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"The essence of British style is in its timelessness, " said Sue Newton, spokeswoman for quintessential British heritage brand Barbour.

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