Objects will fall completely off the drawing area

I'm trying to save a graphic but keep getting the error "Can't save the illustration, the requested transformation would cause some objects to completely fall off the drawing area" or some such.
I've double- and triple-checked the layout, and there are no elements off the drawing area. Every element in the graphic is inside the document setup boundaries of 186" x 90". What gives?
CS3, XP Pro

Hiya
Nope, there were no guides used and the clean up paths thing didn't help either.
I can get the file to save as an AI file, but if I try to save it as a CS2 EPS (required for the RIP), I get the error. Haven't tried CS3 EPS yet.

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