To die is as if one's eyes had been put out and one cannot see anything any more. Perhaps it is like being shut in a cellar. One is abandoned by all. They have slammed the door and are gone. One does not see anything and notices only the damp smell of putrefaction.
— Edvard Munch Modern

The Scream

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A vivid and grim description of death.

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Early 20th Century

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Strange & Unusual

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