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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/45/1hrn82.St.138.jpeg|402BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: The gendarmerie control Bugarath, the small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/50/11Qyuc.St.138.jpeg|416BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: People gather at dusk in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/49/Y4CJh.St.138.jpeg|415BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Dusk in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/49/DPoZJ.St.138.jpeg|416BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: People gather at dusk in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/49/N06f3.St.138.jpeg|525BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Sun rise in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/49/1dc3RE.St.138.jpeg|410BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Sun rise in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/49/5IhFW.St.138.jpeg|525BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Sun rise in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/49/grj3q.St.138.jpeg|415BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: An pyramid shaped object lies in a field in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/49/QNGdv.St.138.jpeg|416BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Members of the world's media descend on Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/49/1aYIH7.St.138.jpeg|421BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Gendarmerie officers, a French paramilitary with civillian duties, on patrol in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/48/YVkjK.St.138.jpeg|410BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Gendarmerie officers, a French paramilitary with civillian duties, on patrol in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/48/1jgcKL.St.138.jpeg|415BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Speleologists of gendarmerie, a French paramilitary with civillian duties, inspect caves in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/48/6IiYp.St.138.jpeg|416BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Speleologists of gendarmerie, a French paramilitary with civillian duties, inspect caves in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/48/1o3yk.St.138.jpeg|299BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Sun rise on a road to Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/48/8jMiP.St.138.jpeg|416BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Sun rise in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/48/1mq4HJ.St.138.jpeg|417BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: A tourist paints a landscape in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/47/1jiqTx.St.138.jpeg|416BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Speleologists of gendarmerie, a French paramilitary with civillian duties, inspect caves in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/47/zdS09.St.138.jpeg|416BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Speleologists of gendarmerie, a French paramilitary with civillian duties, inspect caves in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/47/1bg4eF.St.138.jpeg|415BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Speleologists of gendarmerie, a French paramilitary with civillian duties, inspect caves in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/47/abCYB.St.138.jpeg|416BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Sun rise in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/47/4Rj6U.St.138.jpeg|416BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: The gendarmerie control Bugarath, the small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/46/Hn3Hv.St.138.jpeg|416BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: A backpacker arrives in Bugarath, the small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/46/1hyPO3.St.138.jpeg|396BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Backpackers arrive in Bugarath, the small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/46/17egaF.St.138.jpeg|395BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Gendarmerie on horseback control Bugarath, the small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/46/Xippd.St.138.jpeg|416BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: A TV camera man shoots towards the mountains in Bugarath, the small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/46/11Imhz.St.138.jpeg|451BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: A sign, reading 'The end of the world, is here', advertises a restaurant in Bugarath, the small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/46/Rnjup.St.138.jpeg|415BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: A sign, reading 'The end of the world, is here', advertises a restaurant in Bugarath, the small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/46/8YvjS.St.138.jpeg|415BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: The sun rises over Bugarath, the small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/45/Riseb.St.138.jpeg|404BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: People gather at dusk in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/45/gU2oT.St.138.jpeg|422BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: People gather at dusk in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/45/1pGOXE.St.138.jpeg|415BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: People camp in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/45/1skClt.St.138.jpeg|416BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Decorations at dusk in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/45/149yUX.St.138.jpeg|410BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Gendarmerie officers, a French paramilitary with civillian duties, on patrol in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/45/1lYrtu.St.138.jpeg|415BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Dusk in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/44/17PWtQ.St.138.jpeg|416BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Tourists visit Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/44/123NM0.St.138.jpeg|416BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: Tourists visit Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/20/19/44/SDP1.St.138.jpeg|416BUGARACH, FRANCE - DECEMBER 20: A tourist paints a landscape in Bugarath, a small village in the foothills of the Pyrenees on December 20, 2012 in Bugarach, France. Miviludes, the French Government's dedicated sect watchdog, are investigating the likelihood of apocalyptic sect activity or ritualised suicides due to the prophecy of an ancient Mayan calendar which also claims that Burgarach is the only place on Earth which will be saved from the apocalypse on the evening of December 21, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)
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