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STILLS
Fresh Water Leech by John Douglas
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Mujer con una cerbatana haciendo las veces de despertador (Londres, 1931) by Recuerdos de Pandora
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News paper reader by Peverus
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VIDEO
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SOURCES
http://tbo.com/lifestyle/readers-play...
http://www.theguardian.com/notesandqu...
http://genealogyresearchnetwork.com/2...
http://www.cdc.gov/plague/history/
http://jhmas.oxfordjournals.org/conte...
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broug...
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broug...
http://www.historyextra.com/qa/royal-...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/his...

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