Try a sugar-spun coffin, or the eggy, yeasty pan de muerto (bread of the dead).

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Two important additions are a container of water, because the spirits arrive thirsty after their journey, and pan de muertos (bread of the dead).

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Although a similar pan-European proposal was defeated earlier this month, few believe that the issue is dead, particularly given the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's claim last Thursday that 2008 will be the year of greater ISP responsibility.

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