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World Service,21 Dec 2012,25 mins

WHYS 30: Why are we obsessed with the end of the world?

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Hundreds of people are preparing for what they believe will be the apocalypse today. But Mayans in Mexico are saying it's the start of a new dawn, not the end.

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