Lex: (with a thick Hindi accent) After death, does our spirit separate from all Earthly dross?
Lis: (gerping loudly) I’d like to think so . . .
Ron: (chuckling at the absurdity, then strangely silent.)

postmortem conjectures by T Newfields

Lex: (a few minutes later) Hey – why not transcend all funeral pyres?
Linda: (reflectively) Transcend ... Yeah! That's something I've forgotten.