. . . . "Steven Shapin on corpses: The corpse begins its dissolution into evil-smelling liquids and gases soon after death, and depending on temperature, moisture and other conditions, the stench becomes inescapable within two or three days. (The ???worms??? ??? as the schoolyard song has it ??? really do begin to ???crawl in and out???, bacteria, bugs and their larvae aiding in decomposition.) The release" .