The Secrets of the Illuminati

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The year was 1776, on the eve of May 1st. In the Bavarian city of Ingolstadt,

a small group of intellectuals gathered in secret. Their objective? To form an enlightened

society free from the shackles of religious prejudice, to promote women's education,

and to oppose the abuse of state power. Little did they know, their clandestine

union would birth one of the most enduring and controversial secret societies in human history,

etching their name in the annals of time, the Illuminati. Perceived as masters

of the shadows, the Illuminati have been implicated in events of global significance,