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Leave the dead to the Earth. They are not for us.

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But the constant motion of the flames soon lulled him into a passive state where unrelated fragments of thoughts, sounds, images, and emotions drifted...more

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No matter how careful we are, if we live long enough, eventually one of us will die. It is not a happy thought, but it is the truth. Such is the way o...more

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Book should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don't you agree?

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No, he said, we are not alone. I have you, and you have me. And there is Arya and Nasuada and Orik, and many others besides who will help us along our...more

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How terrible," said Eragon, "to die alone, separate even from the one who is closest to you."

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How terrible," said Eragon, "to die alone, separate even from the one who is closest to

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Ah, pay no heed if your enemies laugh. They'll not be able to once you lop off their heads.

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Death, he had come to believe, was a corrosive thing, and the more he was around it , the more it gnawed away at who he was.