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But in the nine years before Drake struck oil, in 1859, at least five-sixths of that whale oil-illuminating market disappeared, thanks to fatal competitors, chiefly oil and gas made from coal, to which the whalers had not been paying attention.

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These guys have really worked something out, since this leads to a highly tolerant society where fatal violence has not been observed yet.

But the problem was, you see, my idea had one fatal flaw, and that flaw was this.

And it's that part, the ascending aorta, which dilates and ultimately bursts, which of course is fatal.

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