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"&lt;img alt=\"0904-tmz-michael-clark-duncan-3\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/09/04/0904-tmz-michael-clark-duncan-6.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The dramatic minutes&lt;strong&gt; Michael Clarke Duncan&lt;/strong&gt; was without oxygen during his heart attack damaged his organs so badly ... he could never recover -- TMZ has learned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sources involved in Duncan's treatment tell us ... on July 13 the actor went without oxygen for more than 5 minutes before &lt;strong&gt;Omarosa&lt;/strong&gt; was able to re-start his heart with CPR.&amp;#160; We're told 5 minutes is the outer limit before permanent damage is likely.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our sources say Duncan's decline was slow but steady.&amp;#160; First it was a kidney problem, then the pancreas, then extremely high blood pressure, and so on, until his body just shut down.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was especially hard on Michael's fiancee, Omarosa ... who was told time and time again by doctors that things were looking up and he would be released soon.&amp;#160; But every time Omarosa got assurance, something else went wrong.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Omarosa is now at Forest Lawn, making arrangements for the funeral ... and we're told she is inconsolable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class=\"lightbox-link\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/photos/2012/09/03/remember-michael-clarke-duncan/\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0904_remembering_michael_clarke_duncan_footer\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/09/04/0904-remembering-michael-clarke-duncan-footer-1.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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