Introduction

("Here's one of the strangest tales ever taught. It deals with the two greatest mysteries of being - life and death. I guess the truth may shock - it might even shock or horrify. So if you don't care to give your nerves such a strain, now your chance to. Well, we warned you.")

("Dead - the bodies inevitable conclusion. No other being condition has a stronger rejection and denial. Today a funeral directors responsibilites cover a spectrum from gentle confidence to expert technician. The funeral director's personal sensitivy and technical skill is obvious in the respectful preview of the dead body in the time of its (?)")