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Living Tomb
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The will of Akbar the Great contained these words. Every man should have four wives, a Hindu to bear children, a Persian for conversation, an Afghan to keep house and a Turk to beat up as an example to the others.
Believe it or not. In a moment I'll tell you about the man buried in a living tomb. In the village of Noughtanit's Germany, there stands a majestic oak tree. It was Hans Wilhelm von Sumels' wish that this great oak, which he admired so much in life, should serve him after death as a tomb.
Bontumo died on March 1, 1824. He was wrapped simply in linen cloth and placed in a hollow in the tree. This living tomb wrapped itself around him until the breach healed. There, Bontumo sleeps in peace and privacy.
They leave it or not.
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