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[ The replicas are ]

The replicas are

very precious: they protect --

the original.

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Written by

Zywa

Amsterdam

Published: Aug 25, 2025
LinesWords: 310

Notes: Book "Die Zukunft der Wahrheit" ("The future of truth", 2024, Werner Herzog), chapter Numa Pompilius (about the divine shield and its copies, the ancilia, to prevent theft)

Collection "Specialities"
Tags: #power #theftprotection #numapompilius

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