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... natural state howl , growl , yelp , whine and make other characteristic noises , but they never produce sounds properly described as barking . Dingoes , the wild dogs of Australia , do not bark in their natural state . The dogs found ...
... natural state howl , growl , yelp , whine and make other characteristic noises , but they never produce sounds properly described as barking . Dingoes , the wild dogs of Australia , do not bark in their natural state . The dogs found ...
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... natural gases . The new element proved to be of the first importance to aeronautics because it ranks second to hydrogen in lightness and because , unlike that gas , it does not combine with other elements , which makes it inflammable ...
... natural gases . The new element proved to be of the first importance to aeronautics because it ranks second to hydrogen in lightness and because , unlike that gas , it does not combine with other elements , which makes it inflammable ...
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... natural causes . Apparently the fermenting agency consisted of the minute organisms , such as yeast and bacteria , which are generally present around human habitations . It does not appear , however , that the Indians knowingly drank ...
... natural causes . Apparently the fermenting agency consisted of the minute organisms , such as yeast and bacteria , which are generally present around human habitations . It does not appear , however , that the Indians knowingly drank ...
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