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Wednesdays

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14. Indeed,

Reply to ShazzieB (Reply #13)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 12:16 AM

19 hrs ago

heat, humidity, light, air pollution, and even regular air can deteriorate old documents like that.

It's why the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are sealed with argon gas.

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