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Quote by Edgar Allan Poe
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague.
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The quote says that the line separating life from death is not clear or sharply defined. “Shadowy and vague” presents this boundary as difficult to see with certainty, rather than as a precise dividing point.
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- The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2
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