We had awaited with such expectation the cadaver of the criminal brought to justice, to be able to attend the master Anatomy class of Professor Nicolaes Tulp, for which, as is only natural, we had been invaded by fascination and interest. Even though, along the way, fear and anxiety also nested in there, but above all, the discomfort that could arise in us the
fact of discovering the mysteries of the body.

Our classroom was in shadows and the only light came from the cadaver.

This lighting contrast generated a living-dead sensation and a gloominess that was added to the magic of the solemnity.
Nevertheless, the unified gaze had priority, that of the triumph of science over death. An authoritarian vision of subterranean deeds that are out of the reach of our look.

What would be our surprise when coming face to face with the exposed viscera of the inert body, when we would be before that accumulation of brilliant and formless tissue which emerged from there in huge gushes?

The lesson was immediately suspended. We were not able to comprehend.

Consulting with the most illustrious men of science, a formula was found that maybe was in correspondence with this material. But even these eminent scientists could not comprehend what it was.