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Dead Woman Told to Tidy Grave

A letter has been sent to a woman who died three years ago ordering her to tidy up her own memorial plaque. Leeds City Council mistakenly gave Moira Thoms 14 days to remove two vases, each containing a single white rose, from around the plaque at Lawnswood Cemetery where her ashes are scattered. —Dead Woman Told to Tidy Grave (BBC)

Is this part of some twisted government project designed to identify those who can manipulate objects after death?

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    Dennis G. Jerz
    21 years ago

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