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... represented by gold ; and the blossoms , fruit , and birds were worked with pearls and different jewels . The outer border , representing a meadow , was solid with emeralds . Made of silk and measuring about 84 feet square ( about 26 ...
... represented by gold ; and the blossoms , fruit , and birds were worked with pearls and different jewels . The outer border , representing a meadow , was solid with emeralds . Made of silk and measuring about 84 feet square ( about 26 ...
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... represent accumulations of whole or fragmented shells and other hard parts of organ- isms and from chemical facies that represent inorganic precipitation of material from solution . Terrigenous sedi- ments , often called clastic because ...
... represent accumulations of whole or fragmented shells and other hard parts of organ- isms and from chemical facies that represent inorganic precipitation of material from solution . Terrigenous sedi- ments , often called clastic because ...
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... represented by sim- ilar signs , shading was used to eliminate strokes , the shortest signs were used to represent the shortest sounds , and single strokes were used to represent single conso- nants . At first , the principle of ...
... represented by sim- ilar signs , shading was used to eliminate strokes , the shortest signs were used to represent the shortest sounds , and single strokes were used to represent single conso- nants . At first , the principle of ...
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