Known as the Codex Climaci Rescriptus, the piece was written over the span of three centuries and stowed in a sacred monastery until landing in the hands of a pair of British twins by way of local Egyptian dealers.

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An army helicopter whisked the pair to the Egyptian capital eight hours after the landing.

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The paper said sources in Brussels told it that the pair would have to give up less than half the landing slots and departures demanded by the EC the last time the issue was raised.

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