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The bat, the thorn, and the gull [cont.].

The bat, the thorn, and the gull [cont.].

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The wasps, the partridges, and the farmer [cont.]; The peacock and the jackdaw.

The wasps, the partridges, and the farmer [cont.]; The peacock and the...

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The donkey who envied the horse's life [cont.]; The miser.

The donkey who envied the horse's life [cont.]; The miser.

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The miser [cont.]; The greese and the cranes.

The miser [cont.]; The greese and the cranes.

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Horae, fol. 30v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Horae, fol. 30v - Public domain medieval manuscript

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The snails [cont.]; The woman and the servants.

The snails [cont.]; The woman and the servants.

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The travelers and the axe [cont.]; The frogs.

The travelers and the axe [cont.]; The frogs.

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The fisherman [cont.]; The monkey and the dolphin.

The fisherman [cont.]; The monkey and the dolphin.

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Hermes and Tiresias [end]; The two dogs.

Hermes and Tiresias [end]; The two dogs.

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The zither player [cont.]; The thieves and the rooster.

The zither player [cont.]; The thieves and the rooster.

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The dove and the crow [cont.]; The rich man and the mourners.

The dove and the crow [cont.]; The rich man and the mourners.

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The rich man and the mourners [cont.]; The shepherd and his sheep.

The rich man and the mourners [cont.]; The shepherd and his sheep.

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The cowherd and the lion [cont.]; The sick crow.

The cowherd and the lion [cont.]; The sick crow.

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The trumpeter; The reed and the olive tree.

The trumpeter; The reed and the olive tree.

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Horae, fol. 154v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Horae, fol. 154v - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Virgin and Child, fol. 156v - Public domain dedication image

Virgin and Child, fol. 156v - Public domain dedication image

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Horae, fol. 170, illuminated manuscript

Horae, fol. 170, illuminated manuscript

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Horae, fol. 184v, illuminated manuscript

Horae, fol. 184v, illuminated manuscript

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Horae, fol. 189v, illuminated manuscript

Horae, fol. 189v, illuminated manuscript

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Full-page unfinished initial D of Psalm 109, showing scenes from 2 Samuel 24. Illuminated title, miniatures at bottom of page. Inscriptions missing, coloring unfinished, scrolls lack text

Full-page unfinished initial D of Psalm 109, showing scenes from 2 Sam...

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The coronation of the pope in the upper court with hundreds of bishops as retinue bearing lighted candles ff. 240-241

The coronation of the pope in the upper court with hundreds of bishops...

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The wild boar and the fox [cont.]; The crested lark; The fawn and the deer.

The wild boar and the fox [cont.]; The crested lark; The fawn and the ...

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Coats of arms of Eastern archbishops and bishops ff. 380-381

Coats of arms of Eastern archbishops and bishops ff. 380-381

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A fish with wings flying above the sea, f. 95

A fish with wings flying above the sea, f. 95

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Various fish, one shown with the head of a lion [top]; Various fish [bottom], f. 89

Various fish, one shown with the head of a lion [top]; Various fish [b...

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Hazelnut tree (funduq) [top]; Boxthorn (fîl zahra; misspeled fil-zahraj) [bottom], f. 170v

Hazelnut tree (funduq) [top]; Boxthorn (fîl zahra; misspeled fil-zahra...

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Wasp (zanbûr) [top]; A venomous lizard (sâmmi abras) [bottom], f. 316v

Wasp (zanbûr) [top]; A venomous lizard (sâmmi abras) [bottom], f. 316v

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Miniature showing Leontia in a courtyard, studying a book propped up on a lectern before her. Other books scattered around. In middle distance, meeting of groups of courtesans and customers. Initial, rubric, border design.

Miniature showing Leontia in a courtyard, studying a book propped up o...

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Miniature showing 1. Group of worshippers at statue of Latona. Niobe, dressed as a queen, stands apart, trying to sway people from their worship; 2. Niobe mourns over the corpses of her husband, Amphion, and her children. Initial, rubric, border design.

Miniature showing 1. Group of worshippers at statue of Latona. Niobe,...

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Miniature showing 1. Arachne at her loom, surrounded by men, with scene of lovers on tapestry and female figure on bare warp threads; 2. Arachne hung by a rope in a bare gray chamber, arms akimbo. Initial, rubric, border design.

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Miniature showing 1. Marriage of Jocasta and Oedipus on the steps of a gothic church; 2. Jocasta appears to argue with Oedipus; 3. Jocasta's and Oedipus' sons go to battle in the presence of their sisters. Rubric, initial, border design.

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Miniature showing 1. Pamphila and two servants or students gather cotton, with walled city in background; 2. Pamphila carding the cotton while the servants clean and wind it. Initial, rubric, border design.

Miniature showing 1. Pamphila and two servants or students gather cott...

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Miniature showing 1. tents of Scythians attacked by the army of Cyrus, while the Scythian army approaches in the distance; 2. Thamyris stands over Cyrus, who is about to be beheaded by a soldier. Initial, border design.

Miniature showing 1. tents of Scythians attacked by the army of Cyrus,...

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Miniature showing 1. Thamyris seated before an easel in an urban square, and she paints a portrait of Diana; 2. the finished portrait is visible on an altar through the window of a church in the middle distance. Initial, rubric, border design.

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Miniature showing Claudia Quinta hauling a rope attached to a golden ship that carries the marble statue of a goddess. A group of men and women watch from across the harbor. Initial and border design.

Miniature showing Claudia Quinta hauling a rope attached to a golden s...

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Miniature showing 1. newborn Constance given to the monastery; 2. religious devotion of Constance (reading); 3. Constance wedded to Emperor Henry VI by the Pope; 4. the birth of Frederick. Initial, border design, rubric.

Miniature showing 1. newborn Constance given to the monastery; 2. reli...

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The fox and the goat [end]; The fox who had never seen a lion.

The fox and the goat [end]; The fox who had never seen a lion.

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The roosters and the partridge [cont.]; The fox and the mask.

The roosters and the partridge [cont.]; The fox and the mask.

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Miniature of Leo, with text and 1-line blue initial

Miniature of Leo, with text and 1-line blue initial

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The old woman and the doctor [end]; The farmer and his children.

The old woman and the doctor [end]; The farmer and his children.

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Horae, fol. 24v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Horae, fol. 24v - Public domain medieval manuscript

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The woman and the drunkard [cont.].

The woman and the drunkard [cont.].

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The man and the shrew [cont.]; The kid and the flute playing wolf.

The man and the shrew [cont.]; The kid and the flute playing wolf.

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The thieves and the rooster [cont.]; The crow and the raven.

The thieves and the rooster [cont.]; The crow and the raven.

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Horae, fol. 57 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Horae, fol. 57 - Public domain medieval manuscript

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The donkey and the frogs [cont.]; The donkey, the crow, and the wolf.

The donkey and the frogs [cont.]; The donkey, the crow, and the wolf.

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The fisherman and the minnow [cont.]; The horse and the donkey.

The fisherman and the minnow [cont.]; The horse and the donkey.

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The reed and the olive tree [cont.]; The wolf and the heron.

The reed and the olive tree [cont.]; The wolf and the heron.

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Horae, fol. 113v, illuminated manuscript

Horae, fol. 113v, illuminated manuscript

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Full-page miniature of the Salvator Mundi: Christ holding a globe and a cross, fol. 152v

Full-page miniature of the Salvator Mundi: Christ holding a globe and...

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Manasses in the Brazen Bull, fol. 395v

Manasses in the Brazen Bull, fol. 395v

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Sarlawh, f. 1v, [Headpiece] - Persian manuscript

Sarlawh, f. 1v, [Headpiece] - Persian manuscript

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The expulsion of Âdam and Hawwâ from Paradise.

The expulsion of Âdam and Hawwâ from Paradise.

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Triangulum (al-Musallas) [top]; Aries (al-Hamal) [bottom], f. 28v

Triangulum (al-Musallas) [top]; Aries (al-Hamal) [bottom], f. 28v

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Yûsuf reunited with his father Ya'qûb (Jacob).

Yûsuf reunited with his father Ya'qûb (Jacob).

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Three black cannibals swimming in a silver sea [top]; Four flying birds against a silver background [bottom], f. 77v

Three black cannibals swimming in a silver sea [top]; Four flying bird...

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There is a minaret on the Island of Manârah made of stone from which is suspended an effigy of a hanging man made of gold [top]; Nine of the 130 species of birds that inhabit the island of Bilîs as described by Abû Hâmîd Andalusî [bottom], f. 93

There is a minaret on the Island of Manârah made of stone from which i...

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Onion (basal), f. 184 - Persian manuscript

Onion (basal), f. 184 - Persian manuscript

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Elephant (fîl) [top]; Monkey (qird) [bottom], f. 332v

Elephant (fîl) [top]; Monkey (qird) [bottom], f. 332v

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Opening of text, with miniature showing father instructing his son

Opening of text, with miniature showing father instructing his son

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In India if the dead person has a wife, friend, or brother who is willing, they can be burnt on the pyre with the dead man. Four people are shown in a funeral pyre.

In India if the dead person has a wife, friend, or brother who is will...

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Miniature showing workers constructing a gothic temple to Juno, featuring a golden statue of the goddess, and and showing worshippers kneeling before a statue of the goddess. Initial, rubric, border design.

Miniature showing workers constructing a gothic temple to Juno, featur...

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Christ and Lamb in heaven; Fourth seal, the pale horse, fol. 21r

Christ and Lamb in heaven; Fourth seal, the pale horse, fol. 21r

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Miniature showing torture chamber. Leaena is shown lying on a table, bound by feet and wrists to cords drawn through rings on walls. Attendents rack her, two cowled men stand apart. She spits her tongue at one of them. Initial, border design.

Miniature showing torture chamber. Leaena is shown lying on a table, ...

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Miniature showing Claudia's father arriving in the Capitol, with an entourage. A younger man attacks his carriage. Claudia (a vestal virgin) dressed as a nun, approaches the man, threatening him with a golden rod. Initial, rubric, border design.

Miniature showing Claudia's father arriving in the Capitol, with an en...

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Miniature showing 1. Virginia exiting the temple of Pudicitia, expelled by a group of women; 2. Virginia directs three workman constructing tower of temple of Pudicitia. Stone cutter works on block of stone. Initial, border design.

Miniature showing 1. Virginia exiting the temple of Pudicitia, expelle...

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Miniature showing the young Roman woman giving milk from her breast to her condemned mother, while the jailer, holding the key, observes them through a barred window. Initial, rubric, border design.

Miniature showing the young Roman woman giving milk from her breast to...

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Miniature showing Sempronia defending herself against Equitius before the Roman magistrate. She reads from a book open on a lectern before a seated tribune. Initial, rubric and border design.

Miniature showing Sempronia defending herself against Equitius before ...

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Miniature showing 1. Cleopatra and Antony seated at a banquet table, touching hands; 2. Cleopatra stands next to Antony's golden sepulchre; 3. Cleopatra in Alexandria, kneeling before Octavian in supplication. Initial and border design.

Miniature showing 1. Cleopatra and Antony seated at a banquet table, t...

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The nightingale and the sparrow hawk [cont.]; The fox and the goat.

The nightingale and the sparrow hawk [cont.]; The fox and the goat.

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Public coronation of the pope; the emperor with crown in hand stands apart ff. 242-243

Public coronation of the pope; the emperor with crown in hand stands a...

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The fox and the bramble [cont.]; The fox and the crocodile.

The fox and the bramble [cont.]; The fox and the crocodile.

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Full-page miniature of Bathsheba at her bath being spied upon by David, fol. 96v

Full-page miniature of Bathsheba at her bath being spied upon by David...

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Full-page miniature of haymaking, in June, fol. 7v

Full-page miniature of haymaking, in June, fol. 7v

A book of hours is a type of devotional text that was popular in the Middle Ages, particularly in the late medieval period. It is a type of prayer book that contains a collection of prayers and devotional texts... More

Coats of arms of Eastern archbishops and bishops, ff. 380-381

Coats of arms of Eastern archbishops and bishops, ff. 380-381

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Horae, fol. 9, illuminated manuscript

Horae, fol. 9, illuminated manuscript

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The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus and their dog asleep in a cave.

The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus and their dog asleep in a cave.

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The fortune-teller [cont.]; The ant and the dove.

The fortune-teller [cont.]; The ant and the dove.

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Horae, fol. 195 - Public domain dedication image

Horae, fol. 195 - Public domain dedication image

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The swallow and the crow; The nightingale and the bat.

The swallow and the crow; The nightingale and the bat.

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The frogs [cont.]; The beekeeper.

The frogs [cont.]; The beekeeper.

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The kingfisher [cont.]. - Public domain dedication image

The kingfisher [cont.]. - Public domain dedication image

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The crow and the raven [cont.]; The rook and the dog.

The crow and the raven [cont.]; The rook and the dog.

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Horae, fol. 52v - Public domain medieval manuscript

Horae, fol. 52v - Public domain medieval manuscript

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The donkeys' petition to Zeus [cont.]; The fox, and the donkey disguised as a lion.

The donkeys' petition to Zeus [cont.]; The fox, and the donkey disguis...

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The sick crow [cont.]; The eagle.

The sick crow [cont.]; The eagle.

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The wolf and the old woman [cont.]; The goat and the wolf.

The wolf and the old woman [cont.]; The goat and the wolf.

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The goat and the wolf [cont.]; The mule.

The goat and the wolf [cont.]; The mule.

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Horae, fol. 174v, illuminated manuscript

Horae, fol. 174v, illuminated manuscript

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Horae, fol. 194, illuminated manuscript

Horae, fol. 194, illuminated manuscript

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Horae, fol. 194v, illuminated manuscript

Horae, fol. 194v, illuminated manuscript

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Opening of main text -- prologue to psalms. Historiated initial, border work, biblical scenes at the foot of each column, etc. Signature "Ancram" that of Marquess of Lothian (and Earl of Ancram) the 18th century owner

Opening of main text -- prologue to psalms. Historiated initial, borde...

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Gemini (al-Jauzâ') [top]; Cancer (al-Saratân) [middle]; Leo (al-Asad) [bottom], f. 29v

Gemini (al-Jauzâ') [top]; Cancer (al-Saratân) [middle]; Leo (al-Asad) ...

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The staff of Mûsâ (Moses) is turned into a dragon that devours pharaoh's men.

The staff of Mûsâ (Moses) is turned into a dragon that devours pharaoh...

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The Well of Khandaq, close to Marâgha is usually surrounded by many pigeons, f. 130v

The Well of Khandaq, close to Marâgha is usually surrounded by many pi...

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A caliph had a gold ring that he tossed into the sea and a golden fish retrieved it. The illustration shows the caliph and Ja'far ibn Barmak in a boat, f. 287v

A caliph had a gold ring that he tossed into the sea and a golden fish...

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Sulaymân (Solomon) standing and talking with six jinns and devils, f. 302

Sulaymân (Solomon) standing and talking with six jinns and devils, f. ...

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The Mi'râj or Night Ride of the Prophet Muhammad

The Mi'râj or Night Ride of the Prophet Muhammad

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Mount al-Raqîm, where the Cave of the Seven Sleepers is located. Three men gaze at three sleeping men.

Mount al-Raqîm, where the Cave of the Seven Sleepers is located. Three...

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Full-page miniature with four scenes: Noah told to build the ark; Ark being loaded; Flood; Ark being unloaded, fol. 3v

Full-page miniature with four scenes: Noah told to build the ark; Ark ...

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