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The Pope and his Fortune-Telling Head - Part 5

Gerbert d'Aurillac is now the Pope, exactly as the Head predicted, and now has to deal with the Roman nobles trying to kick him out. Otto digs up a corpse, and almost becomes a monk. A Greek Princess travels to Italy and back again. Italian warlords repeatedly attempt to steal a dead body. Gerbert makes a remarkable discovery, using the finger of a Roman Statue.

The Pope and his Fortune-Telling Head - Part 5

Gerbert d'Aurillac is now the Pope, exactly as the Head predicted, and now has to deal with the Roman nobles trying to kick him out. Otto digs up a corpse, and almost becomes a monk. A Greek Princess travels to Italy and back again. Italian warlords repeatedly attempt to steal a dead body. Gerbert makes a remarkable discovery, using the finger of a Roman Statue.

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