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The Unbearable Lightness of Being Part 7, Chapter 6

By Milan Kundera

Part 7, Chapter 6

Although we aren't told explicitly, we quickly figure out that the following is a dream sequence.
In Tereza's dream, Tomas gets a letter saying that he has to report to the local airfield.
Tereza insists on going with him, and they take his pickup truck to drive out there. They get in a small plane that is completely empty, and sit together.
The airplane takes off and lands again. Tereza's reaction to the situation turns from horror to sadness, a sadness in which she is completely aware of her limitless love for Tomas.
When they got off the plane, they see three men holding rifles.
One of them shoots Tomas. Tereza watches his body shrink until he turns into a rabbit.
The man with the rifle chases and catches the hare, then hands it, shaking with fear, to Tereza.
Tereza cries tears of joy. She feels she is nearly at her goal.
She takes the rabbit back to Prague and finds the house she grew up in.
Her parents are not there. Instead, she is greeted by her great-grandfather and great-grandmother.
Tereza takes the rabbit to her old room and lies down on the bed with it.

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