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Deux gros points faibles sur ce service alors que nous le testons.
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Je crains que non peut etre va-t-elle me dire 'mais testons le traitement d'abord' mais oui mais pendant les test je suis toujours malade!
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2005
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Thus, said Friar John, at Seuille, the rascally beggars being one evening on a solemn holiday at supper in the spital, one bragged of having got six blancs, or twopence halfpenny; another eight liards, or twopence; a third, seven caroluses, or sixpence; but an old mumper made his vaunts of having got three testons, or five shillings.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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Thus, said Friar John, at Seuille, the rascally beggars being one evening on a solemn holiday at supper in the spital, one bragged of having got six blancs, or twopence halfpenny; another eight liards, or twopence; a third, seven caroluses, or sixpence; but an old mumper made his vaunts of having got three testons, or five shillings.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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The Duc snapped to attention, and motioned to his men to begin throwing the ducats, pistolets, half-crowns, testons and douzains all gold and silver coins.
Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles George, Margaret 1987
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The Duc snapped to attention, and motioned to his men to begin throwing the ducats, pistolets, half-crowns, testons and douzains all gold and silver coins.
Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles George, Margaret 1987
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Thus, said Friar John, at Seuille, the rascally beggars being one evening on a solemn holiday at supper in the spital, one bragged of having got six blancs, or twopence halfpenny; another eight liards, or twopence; a third, seven caroluses, or sixpence; but an old mumper made his vaunts of having got three testons, or five shillings.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 Fran��ois Rabelais 1518
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