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Page 468
... body so as to sterilize it or to protect it from decay . For practical as well as theological reasons a well - preserved body has long been a chief mortuary concern . The ancient Greeks , who demanded endurance of their heroes in death ...
... body so as to sterilize it or to protect it from decay . For practical as well as theological reasons a well - preserved body has long been a chief mortuary concern . The ancient Greeks , who demanded endurance of their heroes in death ...
Page 847
... body functions and transports the solutes and prod- ucts of metabolism . Water , the principal constituent of fluids in animals , including humans , is taken into the body orally in foods and liquids and , to a lesser extent , is ...
... body functions and transports the solutes and prod- ucts of metabolism . Water , the principal constituent of fluids in animals , including humans , is taken into the body orally in foods and liquids and , to a lesser extent , is ...
Page 908
... body long , fairly broad body red colour , long rectangular body long body , broad shoulders round , low - set body with short back white feathers and skin , orange feet orange feet and shanks , erect body colour is khaki and bronze ...
... body long , fairly broad body red colour , long rectangular body long body , broad shoulders round , low - set body with short back white feathers and skin , orange feet orange feet and shanks , erect body colour is khaki and bronze ...
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