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... never develop resistance ) . This little beast accomplished one thing that you and I can never accomplish ; he flew there ! One of the smaller flies weighs about seven millionths of a pound . He is equipped with two reinforced ...
... never develop resistance ) . This little beast accomplished one thing that you and I can never accomplish ; he flew there ! One of the smaller flies weighs about seven millionths of a pound . He is equipped with two reinforced ...
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... never quite been able to put their aquatic ancestry behind them . They have never quite been able to get along without water . Some are more enslaved than others as , for example , the toad which must each spring return to the ponds and ...
... never quite been able to put their aquatic ancestry behind them . They have never quite been able to get along without water . Some are more enslaved than others as , for example , the toad which must each spring return to the ponds and ...
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... never seen the brain that governs the beast . And even in the beastiality of the fly there resides a beauty be- cause the fly cannot act otherwise . People have a choice . Sheer numbers and interconnections render the task of ...
... never seen the brain that governs the beast . And even in the beastiality of the fly there resides a beauty be- cause the fly cannot act otherwise . People have a choice . Sheer numbers and interconnections render the task of ...
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