On a great-grandmother's death
[Clara hears the news.]
Clara: I think we should get some flowers for [Grandma] Nanny to cheer her up.
Timothy: Yeah, actually, I think that’s a great idea.
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C: If your eyes are open when you die, they stay open.
T: Yes, that’s true. Someone would usually close them for you afterwards, though. And Nana’s eyes were closed; she was asleep when she died.
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C: When you die, you get very flat.
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C: Dad, to make you feel better since Nana died, I’m going to put yellow tubers on the stairway posts. This is the day I do that.
T: Well thanks, that’s very thoughtful.
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