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Chapter XXVII: Sendoff is the 27th chapter of The Testaments. It contains section 71 with Aunt Lydia as narrator.

Synopsis[]

Aunt Lydia, who expects to be captured momentarily, hides her writings, and uses the morphine to commit suicide.

Plot[]

Section 71[]

Once the news of the document trove hits the airwaves, Lydia knows it’s over for her. As they come for her, she overdoses on morphine. (Epilogue) The Thirteenth Symposium

Notable Quotes[]

“Quote here”  — Context here[1]

Trivia[]

(e.g. observations, cross-references, 'useless knowledge')

Notes[]

(e.g. contextual implications)

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