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		noodle on Aug 20, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: _why's best twitter posts i couldn't help but think of this exchange when i saw all of the _why things - Nobody died. How can you kill an idea? How can you kill the personification of an action? - Then what died? Who are you mourning? - A point of view. Cain, Elbis O'Shaughnessy, and Abel, in Sandman: The Wake

dylanz on Aug 20, 2009 | [–]

That's a great exchange. Thanks for sharing that!

ErrantX on Aug 20, 2009 | [–]

thanks for reminding me of that :D read it years ago at school and you inspired me to dig a copy out.

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