What does he say?' he asked.
'He's very sad,' Úrsula answered, ‘because he thinks that you're going to die.'
'Tell him,' the colonel said, smiling, 'that a person doesn't die when he should but when he can. (Gabriel García Márquez)

What does he say?' he asked. 'He's very sad,' Úrsula answered, ‘because he thinks that you're going to die.' 'Tell him,' the colonel said, smiling, 'that a person doesn't die when he should but when he can.

Gabriel García Márquez

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