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| where death delights Let Conversation Cease. Let Laughter Flee. This is the Place Where Death Delights To Help the Living. by Giovanni Morgagni this quote, originally on the wall of mayflower's morgue, refers to the way the when one is somber and silent, death 'helps' the physican by informing them about the malady that lead to the patient's passing. while it would have been logical enough to place the quote alongside the autopsy room as it had originally been intended, i chose instead to place it with the power plant, as i feel in the quote is as applicable to most abandonments - which are now 'dead' themselves - as it is to people who have perished. when one is quiet and respectful, abandoned sites often seem equally eager to impart the details of their own demise to educate those who have not yet followed their path. very rarely do we (as a society) pay any attention. |