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Re: wood shavings in coffins
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Andrew and Rebecca Hall <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 3 Oct 2002 19:10:36 -0500
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Laird Niven wrote:

> The bottom of the coffin was covered in what appear
> to be wood shavings.

Speculation: were the wood shavings used as the filling of a cushion on which
the body was placed?

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