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Oxygen

Z: 8
Mass: 15.999
Lifeforce: Water
In the body: heart, lungs, bones, muscle, dna

The breath itself — between air and water, between life and rust. 65% of your body, 21% of the atmosphere, 89% of the oceans. The most abundant element in the human body.

A still bowl on a stone catches rain, overflows and waters young sprouts. — Plate · Water Water grasps at nothing — it *receives*, until the bowl overflows and feeds.

The third most abundant element in the universe. Born in massive stars; released in supernovae. Every breath you take is borrowed from stardust.

Lab note · Powers every cell. Your mitochondria burn it to release the energy stored in food. Without it, brain death in four minutes.