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ID Code 5102-0021
Artifact Name Human Shadow Etched in Stone
Donor
Receiving Date 1971/02/12
Size (W×H×D) (mm) 2700×1650×1030
Distance from the Hypocenter(m) 260
Number 1
Location Kamiya-cho, Hondori areas
Description A person sitting on the steps to the bank waiting for it to open was exposed to the flash from the atomic bomb explosion. Receiving the rays directly, the victim must have died on the spot from massive burns. The surface of the surrounding stone steps was turned whitish by the intense heat rays. The place where the person was sitting became dark like a shadow. Several bereaved families have suggested that one of their family members may have created this shadow.

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