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  • It’s no coincidence that the French word for work, travail, is taken from the Latin root “tripalium,” an instrument of torture employing three stakes and a lethal dose of fire.

    The Orange Revolution Adrian Gostick 2010

  • It’s no coincidence that the French word for work, travail, is taken from the Latin root “tripalium,” an instrument of torture employing three stakes and a lethal dose of fire.

    The Orange Revolution Adrian Gostick 2010

  • It’s no coincidence that the French word for work, travail, is taken from the Latin root “tripalium,” an instrument of torture employing three stakes and a lethal dose of fire.

    The Orange Revolution Adrian Gostick 2010

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