[He hadn't known that. Is it going to make him worse? Quicken the process?
...
The mention of it makes fear rise up, but there's also quiet, somber acceptance. He's all right with that. This sickness might scare him to death, but there's nothing he can really do about it, huh?]
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[He hadn't known that. Is it going to make him worse? Quicken the process?
...
The mention of it makes fear rise up, but there's also quiet, somber acceptance. He's all right with that. This sickness might scare him to death, but there's nothing he can really do about it, huh?]