"I'm more interested in the meaning of funerals and the mourning that people do. It's not a retail experience. It's an existential one."

Experience, People, Funerals, Meaning

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"I'm more interested in the meaning of funerals and the mourning that people do. It's not a retail experience. It's an existential one."

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