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THE SUNDAR SHADI HOLIDAY DISPLAY is a cherished El Cerrito tradition that has been maintained for 76 years now.  Midway up a bushy, grassy hill, lined on ...

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A foundational 1956 study of the concept, focussed on a U.F.O. doomsday cult, has been all but debunked by new research.

Tolkien used his scholarly familiarity with ancient storytelling modes to create a a world so vast it spills off of the page.

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