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Sometimes I cry because the last thing Enjolras told Grantaire before dying is: “Grantaire, you are incapable of thinking, of willing, of believing, of living, and of dying”.
Then I remember that in Hugo’s manuscript, his last words actually were “Take my hand”

And then I CRY HARDER OHMyGOD

Here’s the source, as found and translated by many folks cleverer than me!

Also worth reading for Hugo’s descriptions of E and R’s final fates: “They both die. Grantaire happy and heroic, Enjolras seeking his hand.”

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