morgue a Victorian update a system established Alfred Great. place cer — Stephen Armstrong

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The morgue is a Victorian update of a system established by Alfred the Great. It's the place where certain deaths are resolved – those where the cause is unclear or is the result of some intended or accidental violence. The bodies are almost always victims in some way – of crime, suicides and car crashes, but also victims of loneliness. It's where you go if you die alone in your flat and your body lies undisturbed for days. It's where you go if no one knew you were dying and no GP attended your final hours. It's where you go if no loved one held your hand as you slipped away. In one way or another, then, all the people who pass through this room are the people who die screaming.

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