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Episode 457: The Black Death Part II - Passport to Hell

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The Plague Pits and the End of Existential Dread

Most dead Florentines ended up piled in the plague pits with thousands of other victims. Bureau peons perceived death Suddenly death was a very personal thing an almost casual event endured in loneliness and anonymity That had all the gravitas of a sick animal dropping dead in the streets get at.

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