We wanted them to return to this moment. We understood why, in apocalyptic tales, the bones of the dead rolled over the face of the earth, and everyone who ever lived was gathered in one place. Simply because the living wants the company of the dead. We want our ancestors to help us. We are scared. We want their company, and we want them to see it, as a dying father wants his loved ones close, gathered near the foot of his bed. So we wish for everyone who ever lived to be here with us, as the world we were all part of finally comes to an end. We feel they have the right to see it, to be here
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