Does *anyone* think this is a good idea?

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You know the site that they found Richard III's body at?
Well, they've been digging there, and they found another stone coffin.  When they opened it, they found another coffin inside made of lead.
To quote Circa
The 7-foot-long stone coffin was thought to have been sealed in the 13th or 14th century. After its opening, the lead inner coffin was moved to the University of Leicester for researchers to analyze how to access it without damaging the remains inside.Archaeologists believe the double coffin indicates a "high-status burial" and may be one of the monastery's founders, either Peter Swynsfeld (died in 1272) or William of Nottingham (died in 1330). A third option could be Sir William de Moton of Peckleton, a 14th century knight.
Seriously folks?
Does no one ever go to movies? Do you know the first thing that happens when you open the mysterious double coffin made of lead??
If you're lucky, lucky mind you, it'll only be the return of the Black Death
Much more likely, its going to be Osiris, and we're all in deep shit as long dead Egyptian gods harrow our souls.
We're doomed, doomed I tell you...

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