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Woody Allen

I will not eat oysters. I want my food dead. Not sick. Not wounded. Dead.

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The author prefers to eat animals that are completely lifeless rather than those that might still be alive or only partially harmed. This reflects a desire for certainty that the food is fully dead before consumption, emphasizing a clear boundary between life and death in what he eats.

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