"But I couldn't absorb the idea that death could actually walk by my side, with a human face and a heart that was poisoned with hatred."

Mortality, Death, Hatred, Fear, Humanity

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"But I couldn't absorb the idea that death could actually walk by my side, with a human face and a heart that was poisoned with hatred."

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