Atman is the name for the Soul in Hindu
A. The death skull represents the grave
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However, taking into account the insanity of melta for the human race, the author may have compared humans and metals, to show how humans were very dependent not only on metal, but also on the manipulation of metal and how it changed history and human evolution, making life without metals totally indispensable.