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           Oh,please,darling,pleasemakeitstop.Thereitcomes.OhOhOh!"Shebreathedsobbinglyinthemask."Itdoesn’twork.Itdoesn’twork.Itdoesn’twork.Don’tmindme,darling.Pleasedon’tcry.Don’tmindme.I’mjustgonealltopieces.Youpoorsweet.IloveyousoandI’llbegoodagain.I’llbegoodthistime.Can’ttheygivemesomething?Iftheycouldonlygivemesomething."

           "I’llmakeitwork.I’llturnitalltheway."

           "Giveittomenow."

           Iturnedthedialallthewayandasshebreathedhardanddeepherhandrelaxedonthemask.Ishutoffthegasandliftedthemask.Shecamebackfromalongwayaway.

           "Thatwaslovely,darling.Oh,you’resogoodtome."

           "Youbebrave,becauseIcan’tdothatallthetime.Itmightkillyou."

           "I’mnotbraveanymore,darling.I’mallbroken.They’vebrokenme.Iknowitnow."

           "Everybodyisthatway."

           "Butit’sawful.Theyjustkeepituptilltheybreakyou."

           "Inanhouritwillbeover."

           "Isn’tthatlovely?Darling,Iwon’tdie,willI?"

           "No.Ipromiseyouwon’t."

           "BecauseIdon’twanttodieandleaveyou,butIgetsotiredofitandIfeelI’mgoingtodie."

           "Nonsense.Everybodyfeelsthat."

           "SometimesIknowI’mgoingtodie."

           "Youwon’t.Youcan’t."

           "ButwhatifIshould?"

           "Iwon’tletyou."

           "Giveittomequick.Giveittome!"

           Thenafterward,"Iwon’tdie.Iwon’tletmyselfdie."

           "Ofcourseyouwon’t."

           "You’llstaywithme?"

           "Nottowatchit."