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Chapter 36

           Mymotherstandsbesideme—apparentlywaiting;—alittlewhileagoIthoughtIheardhersay‘Come,Sibyl!Cometoyourchosenlover!’NowIamconsciousofagreatsilenceeverywhere—anumbnesshasfallenuponme,andadeliciousrespitefrompain—butIseemyfaceintheglassandknowitisthefaceofthedead.Itwillsoonbeallover—afewmoreuneasybreathings—andIshallbeatrest.Iamglad—fortheworldandIwerenevergoodfriends;—Iamsurethatifwecouldknow,beforewewereborn,whatlifereallyis,weshouldnevertakethetroubletolive!

           ·····Ahorriblefearhassuddenlybesetme.Whatifdeathwerenotwhatthescientistsdeemit—supposeitwereanotherformoflife?CanitbethatIamlosingreasonandcouragetogether?...orwhatisthisterriblemisgivingthatistakingpossessionofme?...Ibegintofalter...astrangesenseofhorroriscreepingoverme...Ihavenomorephysicalpain,butsomethingworsethanpainoppressesme...afeelingthatIcannotdefine.Iamdying...dying!—Irepeatthistomyselfforcomfort,...inalittlewhileIshallbedeafandblindandunconscious,...whythenisthesilencearoundmenowbrokenthroughbysound?Ilisten—andIheardistinctlytheclamourofwildvoicesmingledwithasullenjarandrollasofdistantthunder!...Mymotherstandsclosertome,...sheisstretchingoutherhandtotouchmine!

           ··········OhGod!...

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