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“Verdancy, you mustn't let yourself waste away like this and think you're doing it for Kuo Chen. If Kuo Chen is there and knows about it, he won't be able to rest in peace." Verdancy listened to me; all of a sudden she sat up, shaking she nodded at me and laughed coldly. "What does he know? He fell and his body was dashed to pieces; how can he feel now? So much the better for him: bang and he's no more - I died, too, but I can still feel." As she spoke, her face was distorted, half crying and half laughing, a terrible sight.”

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