die
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As dopamine producing brain cells progressively die off, the brain loses its ability to properly regulate movement.
From Science Daily
Mange is a common issue for foxes, especially during winter, with many foxes dying or being left with serious injuries such as blindness.
From BBC
Half of the leading poets died before middle age.
“When her body died, Hazel wasn’t sure where she was supposed to go. Or what she was supposed to do. So she leaped into me,” explains Nathan, who is fine about the whole thing.
Alas, in the fashion of the Romance poets, Lalo dies of tuberculosis soon after the show.
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