![The misfortune is that although everyone must come to [death], each experiences the adventure in solitude. We never left Maman during those last days... and yet we were profoundly separated from her.](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-misfortune-is-that-although-everyone-must-come-to-death-each-experiences-t-638942119020397287.jpg)
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