Debate Responses
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– The Gemara explicitly allows dye extraction from a dead Chilazon, aligning with Murex dye usability post-mortem (Rabbis Tavger, Barkin).
– Murex dye contaminates upon death due to internal dispersion, matching Aristotle’s statement: “If it dies before processing, it vomits out the bloom” (Additional Insights).
