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Saying goodbye to Ralf

Today our dear friend Ralf went on his way to becoming dust in the universe. Everything was a bit too peaceful this morning. The day was bright, still but a bit cold. The house is full, fireplace lit, music on, people waking up, dogs wandering around. I was playing magic for the first time with Torb and Bjørn. There came the heavy breath suddenly from him. The breaks became longer and longer and the silence getting louder.  It did not last too long until we realized that the last breaths were coming close. It reminded me of the last few moments of Andreas. He has not eaten anything for more than three days. I can imagine the weakness he bore. Weirdly the effort to breath did not sound desperate as one may suspect. And it did not seem that he was trying to live longer or he just became too weak to try. It must be hard, but the process appeared rather peaceful, unlike the people around him.  This is a truly sad day, even though he wanted us to celebrate his life rather than...