Would that the dead were not dead! But there is grass that must be eaten, pellets that must be chewed, hraka that must be passed, holes that must be dug, sleep that must be slept.

Richard Adams
Would that the dead were not dead! But there is...
Would that the dead were not dead! But there is...
Would that the dead were not dead! But there is...
Would that the dead were not dead! But there is...
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In the North, when a person dies, the funeral follows shortly. After all of the grieving and celebrating, the body is laid to rest in a drawn-out ceremony that signifies the end of a life. It’s a tragic event in a community that still depends on these ancestors. In this quote, it seems to be saying that in order to move on you must continue to eat, sleep and do other things from this life.

Source: Watership Down

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