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> but it also had the effect of poisoning the well (provided it were not a "dry"
> one)
Well, Christopher, a body thrown down a well would poison it when it began to
decompose, but if the body thrown was that of a saint, it would remain incorrupt
and, who knows, perhaps even sweeten the water! In theory, at least. I, too, would
like to know more about this distinctive custom.
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
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