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The size of the small eggs is that of a small seed in a fig; and they are not quite close to the outlet, but placed middleways; for at both ends, tailwards and trunkwards, there are two intervals devoid of eggs; for it is thus that the flaps also grow.
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We were first set astride on the bare backs, with our faces turned tailwards.
The Scalp Hunters Mayne Reid 1850
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