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Julian Lennon - Valotte
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Julian Lemon *Valotte*...



#prove : to try or to ascertain by an experiment, or by a test or standard

- French: preuve

- German: beweisen

- Portuguese: provar

- Spanish: prueba

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FOOTMAN'S MAWND. An artificial sore made with unslaked lime, soap, and the rust of old iron, on the back of a beggar's hand, as if hurt by the bite or kick of a horse.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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Worlds of IF (October 1966)

Terrific design, very powerful, great composition. However I'm left not knowing if this is a montage or an actual scene because the perspective is hard to interpret.

Original magazine: archive.org/details/1966-10_IF

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Linux 6.19 Adds New Console Font To Better Handle Modern Laptops With HiDPI Displays

Sent in for the Linux 6.19 merge window when it comes to the frame-buffer device "FBDEV" subsystem are just a set of "fixes" for FBDEV drivers and code clean-ups. But it does also include a new console font option for better supporting modern laptops with high density displays...
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First Clip From ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Reveals A Starship Under Attack… And Paul Giamatti’s Villain trekmovie.com/2025/12/06/first… #StarTrek:StarfleetAcademy #StarfleetAcademy


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From Project Gutenberg:

James's Account of S. H. Long's Expedition, 1819-1820, part 1

by Edwin James

Get it at: gutenberg.org/ebooks/43751



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#BBC Hong Kong to vote in election as city mourns deadly fire w.st/KAAF2
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#spine : a rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an animal

- French: revers

- Italian: spina

- Portuguese: espinha

- Spanish: columna

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