Three, Two, One.
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Every person is born with a clock on the wrist of their dominant hand. From the very moment you are born, the clock is counting down every year, month, day, and second, counting the moments until your death. This time, however, is not definite. You could get on a plane and go from 10 years to 1 hour, or you can go to the hospital for a simple cough and end up with several years added. How would you live your life, if you had this clock ticking down, down, down...
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