"Why are my sons followed thus by darkness?'...'Because they were born in the house of flesh, therefore death follows at their heels."

Family, Sons, Death, Darkness

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"Why are my sons followed thus by darkness?'...'Because they were born in the house of flesh, therefore death follows at their heels."

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