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The first human corpse I saw had housed my grandmother’s soul. I expected a serene mien. I expected to find her sleeping. I expected a transforming beauty, something painted by Millais. Instead, the old whore petticoats of skin.

— Antonella Gambotto-Burke The Eclipse: A Memoir of Suicide (2004)

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