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in the grave





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Animal remains were also placed in the grave, including a butchered calf.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

"Even in the grave, he still remains our hero," one mourner told the AFP news agency.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

John Brown’s body lies a-moldering in the grave, John Brown’s body lies a-moldering in the grave, John Brown’s body lies a-moldering in the grave, But his soul goes marching on.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

Geigl’s team sequenced all the individuals’ whole genomes and found that all the women in the grave had exclusively Neolithic ancestry.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 19, 2024

Old master'll lie in the grave and stretch out his arms, To lay his body down.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry




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