It is one of the strangest tales ever told

It deals with the two great mysteries of creation

Life and death

I think it will thrill you

It may shock you

It might even horrify you

So if any of you feel that you do not care to subject your nerves to such a strain

Now is your chance to, uh

Well, we've warned you

Death, the body's inevitable conclusion

No other human condition is as strongly rejected and denied

Today, a funeral director's responsibilities cover the spectrum

From gentle comforter to expert technician

The funeral director's personal sensitivity and technical skill

Is obvious in the respectful treatment of the dead body

From the time it is removed from the place of death

Embalmed and prepared for viewing