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Rare documents signed by Lincoln removed from D.C. memorial after heat exposure

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Rare copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment of the Constitution are being removed from an exhibit under the Lincoln Memorial due to unsafe temperatures, according to a spokesperson for philanthropist Kenneth C. Griffin, the owner of the documents. The papers, worth millions of dollars, will be inspected and relocated to a climate-controlled facility.

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