So once you're dead there's just nothing? Mari: Basically... Korogi: I…

Haruki Murakami
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So once you're dead there's just nothing? Mari: Basically... Korogi: I get so scared when I start thinking about this stuff. I can hardly breathe, and my whole body wants to shrink into a corner. It's so much easier to just believe in reincarnation.
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