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<\/a>Tom Verenna has a roundup<\/a> of photos for comparison as well as links. <\/div>\n
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Dan McClellan<\/a> has some new photos and thoughts too.<\/div>\n
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Joel Watts shares more information<\/a> on one of the names connected with the codices, Robert Feather.<\/div>\n

Even as we struggle to get the word out, others<\/a> are reporting these finds with all the sensationalism the media has offered, and more.<\/p>\n

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I suspect that behind this whole thing there is someone who almost cracked the alchemist\u2019s dream \u2013 he came very close to turning lead into gold\u2026<\/div>\n
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Tom Verenna has a roundup of photos for comparison as well as links. Dan McClellan has some new photos and thoughts too. Joel Watts shares more information on one of the names connected with the codices, Robert Feather. Even as we struggle to get the word out, others are reporting these finds with all the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Lead Codices and the Philosopher's Stone<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tom Verenna has a roundup of photos for comparison as well as links. 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