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Dead labor (n.) commands ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠living surplus labour only as long as the capital relation lasts — and keeps its value only through contact with living labour.