He sought his former accustomed fear of death and did not find it. Whe…

Leo Tolstoy
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He sought his former accustomed fear of death and did not find it. Where is it? What death? There was no fear because there was no death. In place of death there was light. ✨ Leo Tolstoy (2010). The Death of Ivan Ilych: English-Russian Parallel Text Edition, p.122, Lulu.com
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He sought his former accustomed fear of death and did not find it. Where is it? What death? There was no fear because there was no death. In place of death there was light. ✨ Leo Tolstoy (2010). The Death of Ivan Ilych: English-Russian Parallel Text Edition, p.122, Lulu.com

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