"In the other, I had no comprehension of her death. It was an impossible thing. An implausible thing. Absurd.

Vast. Meaningless. Untrue.

It wasn't just that they were contradictory states. They were absolute states. Each was complete in itself, leaving no room for the other.

But...I held them both. And still do."

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