The grave marker of William Shakespeare, after several centuries of exposure to the footsteps of clergy in his home church in Statford-Upon-Avon, is in need of repair. This would probably not be newsworthy but for the warning on the grave, purportedly penned by the Bard himself:
"Blest be the man that spares these bones/And cursed be he that moves my bones."
In this ultra-rationalistic, post-modern era, a 400 year old threat still has people jittery. Rationalizations are being made by various people who care about such things that it is only the marker that will be restored; the bones will stay where they are. "The curse is irrelevant for this work."
I'm glad they got that sorted out. I'm sure ol' Will, quite chapfallen though he may now be, is well pleased.
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