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Oct 12, 2009 | Posted by: roboblogger

'Sweatbox' borrows from long tradition

Full story: CNN

The people who died Thursday at a spiritual resort in Arizona had spent time in a "sweatbox" similar to what native-Americans and other cultures have used for prayer and purification rituals throughout history.

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