I used to do regular deliveries to the New England Medical Center, where sometimes I had to wait a few minutes to find one of the mailroom staff. Waiting outside, there was always a big open-top freezer with a lock on it. Except one time when there was no lock, I opened it, and saw human torsos inside, which smelled really bad. It was weird to think that those were at one time living people like me, who expired somehow, and now were teaching aids for medical students. Of course I was familiar with the idea before, but I felt confronted by it on a more immediate level.
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