LindaBritishwasanoutstandingteacherwhofeltthatifshehadthetime,shewouldliketocreategreatartandpoetry.Whenshewas28,however,shebegantogetsevere36.Herdoctorsdiscoveredthatshehadanenormousbraintumor(

　　LindaBritishwasanoutstandingteacherwhofeltthatifshehadthetime,shewouldliketocreategreatartandpoetry.Whenshewas28,however,shebegantogetsevere 36 .Herdoctorsdiscoveredthatshehadanenormousbraintumor(瘤).Theytoldherthather 37 ofsurvivinganoperationwereabout2percent.Therefore, 38 operateimmediately,theychosetowaitforsixmonths.

　　Thenightbeforetheoperationaftersixmonths,she 39 togiveherselfaway.Shemadea 40 ,inwhichshewoulddonateallofherbodypartstothosewhoneededthemin 41 ofherdeath.

　　42 ,Lindadiedaftertheoperation.Afterwards,hereyeswenttoaneye 43 inBethesda,Maryland,andfromtheretoarecipientinSouthCarolina.Ayoungman,aged28,wentfromdarknessto 44 .Thatyoungmanwasso 45 thathewrotetotheeyebankthankingthemforexisting.

　　46 ,hesaidhewantedtothanktheparentsofthedonator.Theymust 47 bemagnificentpeopletohaveachildwhowould 48 hereyes.Hewasgiventhe 49 oftheBritishfamilyonStatenIsland.Hearrivedunannouncedandrangthedoorbell.Afterhearinghisintroduction,Mrs.British 50 andhuggedhim.Shesaid,“Youngman,ifyou’vegot 51 togo,myhusbandandIwouldloveyoutospendyourweekendwithus.”

　　Hestayed,and 52 hewaslookingaroundLinda’sroom,hesawthatshe’dreadHegel.He’dreadHegelinBrailleaswell.

　　ThenextmorningMrs.Britishwaslookingathimandsaid,“Youknow,I’msureI’veseenyousomewherebefore.”Allofasuddenshe 53 .SheranupstairsandpulledoutthelastpictureLindahaddrawn.Itwasaportraitofheridealman.

　　ThepicturewasalmostthesameasthisyoungmanwhohadreceivedLinda’seyes.

　　Thenhermotherreadthe 54 poemLindahadwrittenonherdeathbed.It 55 :

　　Twoheartspassinginthenight

　　Fallinginlove

　　Neverabletogaineachother’ssight.