Everything that belonged to her husband made her weep again: his tasse…

Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Everything that belonged to her husband made her weep again: his tasseled slippers, his pajamas under the pillow, the space of his absence in the dressing table mirror, his own odor on her skin. A vague thought made her shudder: The people one loves should take all their things with them when they die.
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