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Why stains, creases and a handprint mar the Declaration of Independence

Every year, a million people wander through the temple-like rotunda of the National Archives and peer through a thick glass case to glimpse the document upon which this country was founded.

They are struck by awe — and also by the toll that time and negligence have taken on the Declaration of Independence.

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