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miniaturist I knew; but an unfamiliar and ill…willed stranger who didn’t speak

my  language;  and  this  sensation  protracted  my  momentary  isolation  for

centuries。 I wanted to hold his hand; as if to embrace this world; it was of no

use。 I begged; or thought I did: “My child; my dear child; please do not end my

life。” As if in a dream; he seemed not to hear。

He lowered the inkpot onto my head again。

My thoughts; what I saw; my memories; my eyes; all of it; merging together;

became fear。 I could see no one color and realized that all colors had bee

red。 What I thought was my blood was red ink; what I thought was ink on his

hands was my flowing blood。

How unjust; cruel; and merciless I found it to be dying at that instant。 Yet;

this was the conclusion that my aged and bloody head was slowly ing to。

Then  I  saw  it。  My  recollections  were  stark  white;  like  the  snow  outside。  My

heart ached as it throbbed as if within my mouth。

I  shall  now  describe  my  death。  Perhaps  you’ve  understood  this  long  ago:

Death  is  not  the  end;  this  is  certain。  However;  as  it  is  written  everywhere  in

books; death is something painful beyond prehension。 It was as if not only

my  shattered  skull  and  brain  but  every  part  of  me;  merging  together;  was

burning and racked with torment。 Withstanding this boundless suffering was

so  difficult  that  a  portion  of  my  mind  reacted—as  if  this  were  its  only

option—by forgetting the agony and seeking a gentle sleep。

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Before  I  died;  I  remembered  the  Assyrian  legend  that  I  heard  as  an

adolescent。 An old man; living alone; rises from his bed in the middle of the

night  and  drinks  a  glass  of  water。  He  places  the  glass  upon  the  end  table  to

discover the candle that had been there is missing。 Where had it gone? A fine

thread of light is filtering from within。 He follows the light; retracing his steps

back  to  his  bedroom  to  find  that  somebody  is  lying  in  his  bed  holding  the

candle。 “Who might you be?” he asks。 “I am Death;” says the stranger。 The old

man  is  overe  by  a  mysterious  silence。  Then  he  says;  “So;  you’ve  e。”

“Yes;” responds Death haughtily。 “No;” the old man says firmly; “you’re but an

unfinished dream of mine。” The old man abruptly blows out the candle in the

stranger’s hand and everything vanishes in blackness。 The old man enters his

own empty bed; goes to sleep and lives for another twenty years。

I knew this was not to be my fate。 He brought the inkpot down onto my

head once again。 I was in such a state of profound torment that I co

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