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- LETTERS, Page 6Pyramids in Peril
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- I am concerned about the deteriorating condition of Egypt's
- pyramids (ENVIRONMENT, May 15) because they are a link between
- what was and what is. They offer a sense of history; they give
- a feeling of accomplishment.
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- Gabe Wainscott Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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- You note that Egypt's budget this year for archaeological
- preservation is $6 million and that it will cost $17 million to
- clean up the pyramids' site and restore 15 tombs. Not long ago,
- a self-portrait by Picass-o sold for $47.9 million, a Gauguin
- for $24.2 million. Where are our values?
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- John Scott Miller Burbank, Calif.
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- No money in the world can completely restore damaged
- monuments, so doubling tourists' ticket prices is not an answer.
- Preventive care is needed for the survival of historic works,
- but it must be within the framework of an environmentally sound
- management plan. The antiquities are being made to bear the
- failures of Egypt's confused tourism policy.
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- Feisal A. Esmael Cairo
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