It has been my experience that immediately after certain traumatic separations-leaving one's family to go to war, for instance, or upon the death of a family member, or after parting from one's beloved with no assurances of reunion-there is a strange calmness, almost a sense of relief, as if the worst has happened and nothing else need be dreaded.
( Dan Simmons )
[ The Rise of Endymion ]
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