The Fable of the Dragon‑Tyrant
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An allegory against complacency about aging and death.
Journal of Medical Ethics, 2005, Vol. 31, No. 5, pp 273-277. [Also available as: HTML, PDF, Animation, Author Narration, Audio] [Translations: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Turkish] Once upon a time, the planet was tyrannized by a giant dragon. The dragon stood taller than the largest cathedral, and it was covered with thick black scales. Its red eyes glowed with hate, and from its terrible jaws flowed an incessant stream of evil-smelling yellowish-green slime. It…
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