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Mortality
We never learn why the speaker thinks the young pool players will "die soon," though it might have something to do with their enjoyment of sin, rum, and (perhaps) gambling. The speaker could also be thinking that the boys are living to the fullest, as though they might die tomorrow. Additionally, this moment could point to the boys’ fears, and the struggles and violence that they might encounter in their young lives.
The phrase "die soon" refers to these young men having a short life expectancy and not to some catastrophe just around the corner.
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