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The first thing I noticed was that the pain was gone. The tall, thin, hooded figure let me bask in that for a moment.
IT IS TIME
"Oh," I said, looking down at the frail vessel I had inhabited all my life. "Right."
COME
"Do you remember," I asked as we walked, "everyone you come for?"
YES
"Fondly?"
I DO NOT JUDGE. AS A RULE, I SPEND LITTLE TIME WITH PEOPLE AS THEY LIVE
"No, but you spend some time with them after, like now."
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Death halted.
THERE WAS ONE, TEN YEARS AGO. HE TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN
"To be where the rising ape meets the falling angel?"
AH. I HEAR YOU HAVE MET HIM TOO
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#GNUTerryPratchett #MicroFiction #TootFic #fanfiction
And I cry, before seven in the morning.
(Thank you.)
Thank you for this, though it made me cry. He taught a lot of humans what it means to be human as well. His stories will forever be woven into the minds and souls of many, surely into mine.
#GNUTerryPratchett
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The moment I read that "IT IS TIME* I got goosebumps all over and a smile on my face.
Thank you, I think I am going to re-read everything again. #GNUTerryPratchett
Thank you.