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Lore 228: Safe House

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The Vestal Virgines of Rome

The Vestal Virgines were chosen for their role between the ages of 6 and 10. They would begin a 30-year service to Vesta, the goddess of the hearth. Most of their time was spent retrieving water from a sacred spring. The authorities had to get creative with how to punish those who broke their vow.

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