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>A very old man lay dying in his bed. In death's doorway, he suddenly smelled
>the
>aroma of his favorite sorpotel wafting up the stairs.
>He gathered his remaining strength and lifted himself from the bed.
>Leaning against the wall, he slowly made his way out of the bedroom, and with
>even greater effort forced himself down the stairs,
>
>gripping the railing with both hands.
>With labored breath, he leaned against the door frame, gazing into the
>kitchen.
>Were it not for death's agony, he would have thought himself already in
>heaven.
>There, already cooked and just cooling was a huge saucepan of sorpotel.
>Was it heaven? Or was it one final act of heroic love from his devoted wife,
>seeing to it that he left this world a happy man?
>Mustering one great final effort, he threw himself toward the table.
>The aged and withered hand, shaking, made its way to a sanna at the edge of
>the
>table, when he was suddenly smacked with a spatula by his wife.
>"Stay away from that," she said.
>"It's for the funeral.
>
>Gina Ferns
