"Haustein declared that he was "well over 90% sure" that the fabled Amber Room had been found nearby, in an underground chamber next to an abandoned railway station. Excavation of the chamber is expected to take several weeks. When it is completed, Haustein's claim will almost certainly prove to be untrue. But despite -- or, really, because of -- this, his announcement marks yet another curious twist in an amazingly durable mystery."

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