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Quote #10
THE VOICE OF SALOMÉ Ah! I have kissed thy mouth, Jokanaan, I have kissed thy mouth. There was a bitter taste on thy lips. Was it the taste of blood?... Nay; but perchance it was the taste of love… They say that love hath a bitter taste. But what matter? what matter? I have kissed thy mouth, Jokanaan, I have kissed thy mouth. (380)
Here, finally, we see death actually, physically mingled with desire. Blood and love become indistinguishable.