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Sources

• Elgee, Neil. Personal Interview. October 19, 2007.
• Gosline, Anna. "How Does It Feel To Die?" New Scientist. October 13, 2007. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19626252.800
• Keneman, Judith. Personal Correspondence. October 23. 2007.
• Tomer, Adrian. "Becker, Ernes." Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_gx5214/is_2003/ai_n19132058
• Van Beck, Todd. Personal Interview. October 19, 2007.
• Wilde, Dr. James. Personal Interview. October 19, 2007.
• "What's the Worst Way To Die?" Argos Agency Polls. http://argosagency.com/cgi-bin/poll.cgi?action=display&poll=death
• "Worst Way To Die?" OmniNerd. August 11, 2006. http://www.omninerd.com/polls/Worst_way_to_die

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