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A legendary linen cloth bears a mysterious negative image

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Housed heavily under intense security in Italy, the Shroud of Turin remains one of the most fiercely debated mystical artifacts on the entire planet. The ancient length of linen mysteriously contains the anatomically flawless, photographic-negative imprint of a violently crucified man, which heavily defies traditional painting techniques of the medieval era.

A legendary linen cloth bears a mysterious negative image
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