All About the Dutch Family Held Against Their Will Waiting For the ‘End Times’

Nine Years

Throughout the entire nine years, neighbors and fellow carpenters who worked alongside Josef B. assumed it was just him on the property. It was a rundown farm and needed a lot of TLC, and he was consistently fixing it up/adding to it.

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The More You Know

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