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The Moth Radio Hour: Speaking of Death

The Moth

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The Sound of a Funeral Service

"I had forgotten what a funeral was like, how wedding-like a funeral was," she says. "My kids were in the back of the car, really complaining because they were dressed in their brand new funeral suits ... I felt great expectation for this church service." She adds: "Most instantly you could hear the mumbling, the kissing of teeth rising up in the audience"

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