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It was only when her sister heard it and commented on the lyrics that she realised it was really a rumination on death.

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True, the major soliloquies are not the tortured revelations of a soul in anguish but merely philosophical ruminations; it seems unlikely that this spirited man would opt for self-slaughter.

Shortly after, “The Family Stone” segues into one of the most potent, magnificent ruminations on life and death ever seen onscreen, so simple in its execution that it sneaks up on me every time.

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So nature is boosting them up, and we think that is giving them the cognitive resources to then deal with their depression and their rumination.

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Out of that rumination came the idea to start a magazine about gourmet bathing, which I called Wet!

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