Colleen HouckIs it really you this time, Kells?”“Well, I’m no maggoty corpse, if that’s what you mean.” He grinned. “That’s a relief. No maggoty corpse would be that sarcastic.
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In the classic novel "The Magus," by John Fowles, a man named Nicholas Urfe is visited by a spirit who claims to be his dead brother. The spirit appears as a boy, and Nicholas, being a child psychologist, decides to test his brother's identity by providing him with opportunities to flaunt his good nature. In the novel's climax, the boy helps Nicholas avoid being drowned in a river. In this story, the boy represents the positive aspects of life, while the maggoty corpse represents death.
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