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... ment house immediately after an earthquake . " Do you know what happened ? " his rescuers inquired . " I am not certain , ” replied the survivor . " I remember pulling down the window shade and it caused the whole building to collapse ...
... ment house immediately after an earthquake . " Do you know what happened ? " his rescuers inquired . " I am not certain , ” replied the survivor . " I remember pulling down the window shade and it caused the whole building to collapse ...
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... ment and a bountiful supply of invective . First you take a sewing needle . Only a new one works because , as I found out later , it retains a thin film of machine oil . Next take a mixture of rubbing alcohol and sugar and place a drop ...
... ment and a bountiful supply of invective . First you take a sewing needle . Only a new one works because , as I found out later , it retains a thin film of machine oil . Next take a mixture of rubbing alcohol and sugar and place a drop ...
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... ment the fly remained hungry . We tried more sugar , and more , and more . After we had produced candied but still ravenously hungry flies , we were forced to conclude that blood - sugar levels did not regulate hunger or satiation . As ...
... ment the fly remained hungry . We tried more sugar , and more , and more . After we had produced candied but still ravenously hungry flies , we were forced to conclude that blood - sugar levels did not regulate hunger or satiation . As ...
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