What does “lively death” mean in the sentence As co-owner Ned Bonner said, "If we had to put our store out of its misery, we wanted it to be a lively death."

he wanted one last chance to keep the business open

he wanted to use the occasion to promote reading within the community

he wanted to hasten the stores closing

he wanted to make the stores closing a community celebration

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