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MamaOnica t1_j1zleyb wrote

Are you able to store your family bible in a fancy bible box inside the safe? They're usually lined with velvet and are beautifully detailed. I wonder how many years you'd be rewarded for a nice book bed?

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sunshine_dreaming OP t1_j1zrh34 wrote

Not a bad idea. I will look into it.

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undividual t1_j211ovu wrote

These kind of ornamental boxes are called reliquaries, because they contain relics. Sometimes the reliquaries have chapels built around them by the faithful. These kind of relics are often purported to be the body parts of saints. You said the paper seemed translucent... Like skin? Just a thought.

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sunshine_dreaming OP t1_j23tj55 wrote

Yes.. I had the same horrifying thought. I don't think the pages are regular paper.

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