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In this Oct. 21, 2017, photo, Anna Benton of Milwaukee, Wis., left, Georgette Paxton of Madison, Wis., center, and Jennifer Snow of Waunakee, Wis., look over Heather Ockler of Monona, Wis., who is playing the role of a dying person wrapped in a shroud during a home funeral demonstration at the Brooklyn Township Hall in Brooklyn, Wis. The exercise was part of a class taught by Sharon Stewart, who helped aspiring death midwives learn skills such as washing and shrouding a body as well as other end-of-life rituals. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
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