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Show Curse on Contract Breakers Cases of real-estate purchasers failing fail-ing to complete the contract under which they bought property were rare In the days of ancient Egypt, Babylon or Assyria, because they dreaded the consequences promised in the contract to the purchaser who would break It. The curse of Ninib, king of heaven and earth; of Slru, the sun god, and of Gula and Adad were but few of the afflictions assured the one who wedged out of a deal. These tilings were written Into the contract, so that there may be no mistaking the importance impor-tance of the transaction. |