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Ladies and gentlemen!
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ln a few minutes
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the parting bell will ring
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and we'll commit to the earth
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the remains of a great son of his
motherland, a man of a lofty soul,
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a bright mind
and a kind heart,
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loved by everyone,
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our highly esteemed
Varlam Aravidze.
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l think many of you have taken
notice of the highly emotional
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and wise inscription on the wreath
from the friends of the deceased.
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''One dead man is sometimes better
than a thousand live ones.''
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Our dear Varlam
had many virtues,
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it's hard to enumerate them all.
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He had an extraordinary gift
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to turn his enemy into his friend,
and his friend into his enemy.
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lndeed, this is a quality of the chosen!
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A coffin, like a smorgasbord,
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stands in a spacious vault.
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And faces grow dim in a faded mirror.
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But there's no death,
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only a somersault
of sinful flesh
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and agonizing fear.
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May you rest in peace, indefatigable
toiler!