Based on these quotes from Stephen King on the subject of death and mortality: https://www.azquotes.com/author/8052-Stephen_King/tag/dying

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Nikos Kazantzakis weeps openly as he attempts to complete the Novel ‘The Last Temptation of Christ’.

Source: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Last-Temptation-of-Christ/Nikos-Kazantzakis/9780684852560

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Raphael receives a visitor in Florence in 1503.

Based on this: https://monalisa.org/2012/09/07/the-influence-of-leonardo-da-vinci-on-raffaello-sanzio-da-urbino/

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Loosely based on the trial of Socrates: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Socrates

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The story of the motivation behind Tim Walz’s political activism. Inspired by an interaction he had with security present at a rally for then-President George W. Bush in 2004 as heard on New York Times’s The Daily Podcast: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/podcasts/the-daily/tim-walz-vp-democrats.html

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Wyatt’s final letter to Cyrus, December 23rd, 1553. He writes from an undisclosed prison, held for an unnamed crime.

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When forced isolation brings an unexpected (and welcome) conclusion.

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How would a solar flare affect the earth’s satellites and power grids? Better yet, what would happen to those who lived with this disruption? Based on this - https://www.dw.com/en/can-solar-flares-harm-earths-technology/video-64663358#:~:text=If%20the%20flare%20is%20powerful,precise%20timing%20or%20accurate%20data.

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Based on Biden’s attempts to introduce constitutional amendments - see here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/29/joe-biden-reform-supreme-court-presidential-immunity-plan-announcement/

What if the theory went the other, radical way?

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This story is entirely made up and is complete fiction. There is no evidence to suggest any of this is or has occurred.

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