Already his allies are fanning out and accusing Mr Monti of having made "grave errors".

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If the implications of these cumulative errors were not so grave, they would be hilarious.

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The errors include burial in the wrong plot, a memorial on the wrong grave, deeds issued incorrectly, or an unregistered burial.

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