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All the Names, by José Saramago

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in the middle of the cemetery, amid a multitude of sheep
Richard
Ha! Yes, when we are dead we are sheep.
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Sheep seem more alive than dead people. I'm clearly missing the metaphor.
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I suppose actual sheep may be more assertive than literary sheep?
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That is very possible. The only sheep I've met personally really liked to run around with a dog and hop over it while running. It also liked head rubs.
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All the Names
by José Saramago
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