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„When I woke up, I thought of the huge plant that reeks of death when it blooms, attracting insects to pollinate it. Its scientific name is Amorphophallus titanum, but it's often called the "corpse flower," probably the most heinous combination of words I've ever heard.“

„Can a body suffer so much that more pain doesn't matter?“

„The most beautiful creatures slip through our fingers.“

„Now, as I roam the city at night, I wonder how its inhabitants would react were they to wake up one morning and step outside to find corpses on their doorsteps, wrapped only in a sheet. Or piled high on a cart, a shapeless mass of arms, legs, grimaces of pain. Perfecting the concealment of death might well be this century's greatest triumph.“