[They could press further against that denial, but - they're not sure they really feel inclined to. They can understand a lack of a willingness to part from this sort of thing, the inconsolable sadness that isn't really anyone else's to bear.]
[That's a boundary they can recognize, and maybe once they would have pushed against it. But now?]
[Now, they nod.]
Okay.
[They can't get him to leave, but that doesn't mean they have to leave him like this.]
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[That's a boundary they can recognize, and maybe once they would have pushed against it. But now?]
[Now, they nod.]
Okay.
[They can't get him to leave, but that doesn't mean they have to leave him like this.]
Have you eaten anything?