The material was initially turned over to the county's historian, 75-year-old Joe Burgess, who began, painstakingly, to type the name of every Klansman on the list to save it before the paper disintegrated.

He cannot copy it, he glues it down, the paper disintegrates, the poem is lost.

'But it was lost - walls were built over it, the paper had disintegrated.'

As the acid continues to break down the cellulose fibers, the paper disintegrates.

Besides, the paper darkens and disintegrates a month after the book is purchased and unsealed--you must know that.

The original papers have long since disintegrated.

The paper will gradually disintegrate as the grenade floats down until the handle releases, still taking a bit more time before detonation.

Even modern paper disintegrates with time, yet we've been able to retrieve the data on the Dead Sea Scrolls.

You'll have about eight hours to read it before the paper disintegrates.

The wrapping paper and fragile cardboard disintegrated beneath the gushing water, revealing a sopping wet occupant who was no longer rumbling its satisfaction, but yowling at the top of its tiny lungs.