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Morbid
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Adelaide Darke hated funerals, but probably not for the same reason other people did. For most, it was because of the grief, raw and twisting in their bellies. For others, it was the fact that attending one was a stark reminder of one’s own unpredictable mortality.
In Adelaide’s case, it was much simpler. She disliked funerals because they made her see things no one was supposed to see. Dead people, specifically.
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― Darke Homecoming
― Darke Homecoming
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The current danger for most of us is not the deprivation suffered bu our ancestors but an excess of nutrition.
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― Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine
― Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine
