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Near-death light tunnels feel like a cosmic vacuum

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Nothing says 'welcome to the afterlife' like being sucked through a glowing tube at warp speed. Survivors often report zooming toward a warm, loving glow, which cynical researchers usually blame on a dying brain flooding itself with hallucinatory chemicals just to cope with the sheer panic of expiring.

Near-death light tunnels feel like a cosmic vacuum
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