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I have to cross over from my little cabin to the celestial orb beaming with infinite splendour, from darkness unto light, from ignorance toward intuition. Accordingly, when your approaching footsteps are heard in the temple of my inner being, I am flushed with an irrepressible urge such as of youth! My darling Death! You are my ship. I wish to meet my friends sitting yonder on the opposite shore. Who but you shall ferry me there? It was in Pavapuri you caressed Lord Mahavir, didn't you? Embracing his cosmic soul, you rendered him immortal, didn't you? Say something, my darling, speak! Where and when will you caress me likewise ! How blissful will be that rare, enraptured moment, my darling!
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