In France, a lucky craftsman discovers a 130-year-old letter hidden in the ground

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Just before Christmas, a French tradesman stumbled upon something remarkable while renovating an old building in the village of Matour (France).

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Curious, Ludovic Mollier and one of his colleagues decided to smash the bottle and pull out the small piece of paper. The letter had been written by a bloke named Guillaume Mandelier and read as follows:

“It's a beautiful story”

The text affected the small French village of 1,200 residents, including Ludovic Mollier who says:

Alain Guérin told the Journal of Saône-et-Loire.

A requiem mass was held on Sunday, 9 February.

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