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Sat 10 Oct 2009From truck-stops to tree stumps, 'apparitions' are on the march
PRESENT TENSE:THE MOST illuminating aspect of last weekend’s Knock “apparition” was what wasn’t seen. A so-called clairvoyant had predicted that at 3pm on Sunday the Virgin Mary would make an appearance. The crowd gathered. The clock ticked down. And, sure enough, at 3pm . . . she didn’t turn up.
Instead, a few minutes after that, some of those present say they saw the sun either spin, or shoot out rays, or that they did indeed see the Virgin Mary.
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