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Modern-Day Mummification

How to make a lasting memento of your dead self

By Darrin Burgess Posted 05.03.2006 at 2:00 am 0 Comments

Q: I read your story [in February's issue] about preserving the deceased as a gem. Is there another way to preserve myself for the ages?

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