Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Starve
Starve verb - Die of food deprivation.
Both words in one sentence
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Without the creep's nourishment, these organs slowly starve and fail.
Source: Meat Moss -
He experiences a complete breakdown after his capture by the coven, but also reveals that he never really thought he and Lestat could make it as entertainers in Paris, and in fact participated in the hope that they would fail and starve.
- Pump sum it up: "When banks fail, it is not bankers who starve." Even if you think the person or organization deserves it, robbing them is going to cause harm somewhere to an average joe who doesn't.
Source: Karmic Thief
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