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... tion and sexual activities . Bloodsucking insects , such as mosquitoes , are attracted by thermal ( infrared ) radia- tions of warm - blooded hosts ; such snakes as pit vipers can locate warm prey at considerable distance by means of ...
... tion and sexual activities . Bloodsucking insects , such as mosquitoes , are attracted by thermal ( infrared ) radia- tions of warm - blooded hosts ; such snakes as pit vipers can locate warm prey at considerable distance by means of ...
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... tion , the convention nominated Chester A. Arthur of New York for vice president . The Democrats probably would have renominated Sam- uel J. Tilden in 1880 , hoping thereby to gain votes from those who believed Tilden had lost in 1876 ...
... tion , the convention nominated Chester A. Arthur of New York for vice president . The Democrats probably would have renominated Sam- uel J. Tilden in 1880 , hoping thereby to gain votes from those who believed Tilden had lost in 1876 ...
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... tion of the Cyrillic alphabet ; the others employ the Latin alphabet , adapted to the peculiar demands of their own sound systems . For example , the important distinction between long and short vowels in Finnish is indicated by ...
... tion of the Cyrillic alphabet ; the others employ the Latin alphabet , adapted to the peculiar demands of their own sound systems . For example , the important distinction between long and short vowels in Finnish is indicated by ...
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