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“The Devil’s Bible,” also called the Codex Gigas, is a legendary Latin manuscript that’s said to be the product of a monk’s bargain with Satan himself.

In the 13th century, a monk was about to be executed for his crimes unless he could compose a single, impressive work in one night.

To achieve this impossible task, the monk sold his soul to Satan and produced this 165-pound, three-feet-long book.

While that’s just a legend, The Devil’s Bible does exist as a real text, and it appears to have been written completely by the hand of a single scribe…

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