Unshelved by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum
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Wednesday, March 02, 2005

"This place is cursed", to quote the guy in The Mummy Returns

Yahoo! News - City Hit by Ancient Curse, Residents Say. Surpisingly, this gem comes from Carlisle, England. Ah, the perils of including curse texts on a piece of artwork.

The thing is, I don't know whether to play "spot the looney" (as in the councilor who wants the piece of art removed or destroyed) or suggest they find a good priest or witch to deal with the curse. I do believe it's possible. There's just too much out there we can't really explain. But this sounds a little far-fetched, and it sounds like the stone is taking the fall for a bad run of luck.

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