Our bedside vigil lasts all night. When you're waiting for death, instead of being surprised by it (as we usually are in our family), it can take a long time to come.
- Kate Atkinson, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, pp.325
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Our bedside vigil lasts all night. When you're waiting for death, instead of being surprised by it (as we usually are in our family), it can take a long time to come.
- Kate Atkinson, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, pp.325
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