Life and death matters, yes. And the question of how to behave in this world, how to go in the face of everything. Time is short and the water is rising. (Raymond Carver)

Life and death matters, yes. And the question of how to behave in this world, how to go in the face of everything. Time is short and the water is rising.

Raymond Carver

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