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24 Dec 2014, Missouri, USA --- A mosaic of the Last Supper, also considered to be the first Eucharist, adorns the chapel at the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration monastery in Clyde Missouri December 18, 2014. The Sisters have made communion wafers since 1910 and began making a low-gluten version in 2003 and have gone from 143 customers in 2004 to more than 11,000 customers from around the world. Photo taken December 18, 2014. REUTERS/Dave Kaup (UNITED STATES - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) --- Image by © DAVE KAUP/Reuters/Corbis

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