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Prolonged incense exposure causes chronic lung issues

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Swinging a heavy metal censer every single Sunday is essentially a workplace hazard. Medical surveys of older clerics reveal shockingly high rates of asthma and contact dermatitis directly linked to decades of inhaling cheap, smoldering tree resin in poorly ventilated stone buildings.

Prolonged incense exposure causes chronic lung issues
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