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How Dying Works

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The Effect of Closed Eyes on Death

Lacrima mortis is a final tier That you shed wow and um, it doesn't always happen right after you die although it can. They did a study in the early 90s in New Zealand and out of a hundred deaths 14 of them right at the time of death had the lacrima morti tier. If you don't close the eyes and I looked it up you're gonna see this weird horizontal stripe across your eye There's a plus the the effect that has on the living the difference between seeing a dead body with their eyes closed and then dead body With their eyes open. It's like a galaxy between the two as far as discomfort goes.

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