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Ibn Zabara

(ca. 1140--ca. 1200), Book of Death

Both the doctor and the Angel of Death kill--but the doctor charges a fee for it.

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It was difficult for the Angel of Death to kill everybody in the whole world, so he appointed doctors to assist him. www.english-slang.com

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