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the tar and ashes from the cigarette can get lodged in your heart as it's passing it through your bloodstream. from there, you can either

A. get a bloodclot and die

B. have bacteria grow on it and get some sort of cardiovascular disease and die.

either way, i suggest you consider quitting.

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