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	As The Disc Turns

aerynvala

8-13-2008 5:31 AM

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science, phaistos disc, archaeology, forgery, hoax, minos, undeciphered scripts

aerynvala says:

I would make me quite sad if it turned out to be a fraud, but ultimately it is better to know the truth. I'm looking at you Greece.

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