Original sentence: Clark tells Chloe that it is human-learned emotions that have caused him the most trouble, and vows that "Clark Kent is dead"; the orb returns to Tess and releases General Zod.To keep from harming Clark, Lana leaves Smallville, again.When Lana absorbs the kryptonite in this bomb to deactivate it, she becomes so irradiated that she and Clark can never again be near each other
Edited sentence: After Jimmy's funeral, Clark, having lost faith in humanity, meets Chloe at the Watchtower and tells her that it is human-learned emotions that have caused him the most trouble, and vows that "Clark Kent is dead" before leaving an emotionally-shattered Chloe alone.Elsewhere, the orb returns to Tess and releases General Zod.To keep from harming Clark, Lana leaves Smallville again, this time for good.When Lana absorbs the kryptonite in this bomb to deactivate it, she becomes so irradiated that she and Clark can never be near each other again