The Spirits' Book

Allan Kardec

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68. What causes the death of organic beings?
“The exhaustion of their organs.”


a) Would it be correct to compare death to the end of movement in a broken machine?
“Yes, when a machine is out of order, it stops working. When the body becomes ill, life withdraws from it.”

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