Death and the sowing of seeds: and the life of bread growing up out of the earth.
Des morts, des semences, et le pain poussait de la terre.
Original text (French)
Original text (French)
This woman was as necessary to his life as eating and drinking.
When younger, he had been fun-loving to the point of tedium.
As one must die, I would rather die of passion than boredom!
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