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"Brief Reflection On Death" by M. Holub (1923-1998)

Many people act like if they had not been born yet. But at that time William Burroughs was asked by a student whether he believed in an afterlife and answered "And how do you know you haven't died yet?"
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From Holub's 1982 collection "Naopak" (On The Contrary)

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