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Austrian Farmer Copies Bible on Postcard

June 8, 1937
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What is claimed to be the smallest Bible in the world has been produced by a young farmer of Horn, Lower Austria, on a postcard, it was revealed here today.

The farmer, Franz Wiolach, copied the entire Bible in a space covering fifteen centimeters. Each laboriously written word is plainly legible. Chapter headings were written in red ink.

Wiclach, who spent months on his self-appointed task, said he was spurred by religious inspiration.

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