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The quotation however appears to be based on memory, and differs in different sources.
According to a 1974 interview with another eyewitness, Toscanini's words were: " Qui termina la rappresentazione perché a questo punto il maestro è morto " (" Here the performance finishes because at this point the maestro died ") and the English translation of this interview seems to say " Here the Maestro finished ".
The article on the life of Puccini notes that: Some record that he said, more poetically, " Here the Maestro laid down his pen ".

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