In the 1800s they were afraid of burying dead people that weren't dead so they tied a string arround there wrists that connected to a bell above the grave were a person from the village had to stay there all night and listen for the bell.
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In the 1800s they were afraid of burying dead people that weren't dead so they tied a string arround there wrists that connected to a bell above the grave were a person from the village had to stay there all night and listen for the bell.
In the 1800s they were afraid of burying dead people that weren't dead so they tied a string arround there wrists that connected to a bell above the grave were a person from the village had to stay there all night and listen for the bell.
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Paul Clos
"Looks seem to fade. Personality however, seems to last a lifetime."
"I wish some people could hear themselves"
"I like people for who they are. Not for who they love"
"You may not be in a hurry but the the person behind you might be?"
"Say what you will, say what you want. It doesn't mean I have to listen."
"I wish some people could hear themselves"
"I like people for who they are. Not for who they love"
"You may not be in a hurry but the the person behind you might be?"
"Say what you will, say what you want. It doesn't mean I have to listen."
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