"The Shroud was old, and regarded as special, and people believed in it. That could be enough to give it a kind of power, all by itself."

Belief, Faith, Symbolism, Tradition

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"The Shroud was old, and regarded as special, and people believed in it. That could be enough to give it a kind of power, all by itself."

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