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I was reading about the rules of the Death Note on [Death Note
wiki](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note) and I came
across this certain rule...

> A person can shorten his/her own life by using the note.

What does this rule mean?  
Does it mean that when Light uses the Death Note, he loses some of his life? I
find it unlikely since he would have died quite a while ago.


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Can a person shorten their own life by using the Death Note?


Besides the fact that one can trade half his lifespan for improved usage of
the Death Note,

> The human who becomes the owner of the Death Note can, in exchange of half
> his/her remaining life, get the eyeballs of the god of death which will
> enable him/her to see a human’s name and remaining life span when looking
> through them.

A user also can write down their own name in the Death Note. This will cause
the user to die early due to their own described causes. Of course the rules
of the book still apply, meaning that the user's death as written in the note
wont take effect if this occurs after his already stated point of death.
Therefore, one can shorten his life using the note.


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