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    ,FOOTNOTES
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FOLL[+ TITLES1--X IS A GRAVE1 TOMB1
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S>COPHAGUS1 M9>ET1 & MAUSOLEUM6
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SPECIM5S ( ? %ELL F.D 0ME 9 "O SPOT1
DI6] Z A M>K$ V>IETY1 F ANO!R SET (
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  ,7#D7' ,AM;G ^! FEW 9SECTS1 ,I 0
SURPRIS$ 6F9D A SMALL ,APHODIUS 7NOV4
SPEC47 & AN ,ORYCTES1 BO? EXTREMELY
NUM]\S "U DUNG4 ,:5 ! ISL& 0 4COV]$ X
C]TA9LY POSSESS$ NO QUADRUP$1 EXCEPT+
P]H A M\SE3 X 2COMES1 "!=E1 A DI6ICULT
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9SECTS ( ? G5US 9 ,EUROPE G5],Y FE$ ON
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LIFE ( O!R & L>G] ANIMALS1 >E S NUM]\S T
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