A Carcass by Charles Baudelaire. Short summary

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One day a couple came across the corpse of a dead horse. The man focused his attention on the dead animal, and many thoughts related to the sight moved through his mind.

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Once a couple in love came across the carcass of a horse. The sight of the carcass caused the man to focus his attention on the body of the animal and many thoughts flooded the head of the man watching the body.

The man notices in his mind the location of the body. The corpse of the horse had spread its legs and the murdered horse was lying upside down by the roadside. The body had already been lying for several days, causing pus to ooze from the carcass. The rays of the sun also fell on the corpse and gradually burned the decaying body. The purulent smell emanating from the corpse continued to spread over a larger area.

The body itself continued to decompose. The man also noticed the worms that were already slowly devouring the remains of the horse.

Along with the man, a girl walking beside him also turned her attention to the carcass. During his observations, the man also addressed his other half, finally mentioning that a similar fate awaits all living beings in the end. This includes human beings.