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The Hanging Coffins of Sagada
Charolastra
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11-22-2007 10:25 AM
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11-25-2007
1:54 PM
mona
been there!
11-25-2007
1:55 PM
mona
i've been there!
11-26-2007
12:43 AM
Deepti
wow...I'd never heard of this till now...
11-26-2007
7:33 AM
dirish
Chinese do it too- but did I read that right? They are still doing this? Wow-
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