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Reference number for this case: Jour-Mois-54-Thin-le-Moutiers. Thank you for including this reference number in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
[Ref. 50:] CHARLES GARREAU AND RAYMOND LAVIER:
The two authors indicate that a few days before the case of Thin-le-Moutiers of October 16, an Algerian workman had seen "something" at the same village. The priest advised him not to tell anything about it to avoid mockeries.
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