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XV explained
Night falls and the narrator departs from a city of the dead.
What happens
Night falls and the narrator departs from a city of the dead.
Themes in this chapter
Death and Mortality
The narrator leaves a 'city of the dead,' emphasizing themes of death and finality.
Key passages
“Night sank upon the earth and I departed from that city of the dead.”
As night fell, I left the city that felt like a graveyard.
The narrator's departure from a lifeless place.