Jennifer EganThat's what death is, Danny thought: wanting to talk to someone and not being able to.
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Death is the ultimate separation. When you die, you are cut off from everyone and everything. You are gone, and they are left behind. It's like they're living two separate lives, but they don't know it.
Death is the one thing that will keep Danny from catching up with his friends . In a way, Danny's friends are bound to him by love and friendship . They're bound together by the bond of their friendship , which is stronger than death itself.
Source: The Keep
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