Platonov translation problem

[Wayles Browne]

At 09:52 -0500 11/12/04, Elena Gapova wrote:
>In the original, it is the "spatial inclusion" into the place/space
>where the father is now seems to be important.
>I am not sure if the following is "grammatical" (but Platonov was
>"ungrammatical"); this is just a suggestion:
>I'll come and die into where you are.
>
>E.G.

I'll die over to you.

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