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shuffle off this mortal coil

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to die

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For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause: there's the respect That makes calamity of so long life;

William Shakespeare. Hamlet
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Chris Tarrant: General Franco closed a lot of lines down during the 60's and 70's. The Basque Narrow Gauge Network was due for closure, but Franco died before the axe could fall, which was one of the many plusses of Franco shuffling off this mortal coil.

Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways: The Train in Spain (2019)
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