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  • On the same day I saw the never before visualized haustra of my large gut, Science magazine shows a photo of a single molecule.

    Seeing the never before seen doyle 2009

  • We have ` drawers 'in the intestines (haustra), ` staircases' in the ears (scala), and ` frames for wicker-work 'in the feet (the tarsal bone).

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VI No 1 1979

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