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RE: chalk line
a string impregnated with powdered chalk, used in construction to mark a straight line on a surface, such as a wall. The string is held taut on the surface between the two end points of the line to be made, the center of the line is drawn away from the surface, and the string is released and snapped against the surface, leaving a line of chalk in the desired location.
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william averell harriman
United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986)
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quercus marilandica
a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets
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bird's foot trefoil
European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
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RE: Magpie
Magpies are intelligent birds of the corvidae family, including the black and white Eurasian Magpie, which is one of the few animal species known to be able to recognize itself in a mirror test. Others include the Black-billed Magpie, Yellow-billed Magpie and Korean Magpie of the Pica genus, the Formosan Blue Magpie, Red-billed Blue Magpie and Gold-billed Magpie of the Urocissa and also the Common Green Magpie, Yellow-breasted Magpie, Short-tailed Magpie of the Cissa genus.
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RE: Caxton
English printer who in 1474 printed the first book in English (1422-1491)
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RE: Seeking
Seeking refers to the act of searching, exploring, or striving to obtain, achieve, or find something. It involves a directed effort towards a goal, pursuit of knowledge, or a quest for something desired or considered important.