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Byline: Aimee Bena Staff writer

The subdean of England's Lincoln Cathedral said he is amazed an English document that dates to 1215 has attracted so much attention from Americans.

"I've had a great sense of being humbled by the reverence Americans show to the Magna Carta," said Canon Rex Davis, who is accompanying the original document, on loan from the Lincoln Cathedral, as it tours the United States in the American Express "Roads to Liberty" tour.

"It's been a learning experience to me, that it should mesmerize people so much," Davis said. "It is the symbol of the aspirations of people for the rule of law."

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