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    cells
 
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    Washington
 
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    Mowgli
 
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    chess
 
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    adieu
 
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    | This division of the Treasury Department is responsible for collecting excise as well as income taxes | 
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    | To keep peace between Greeks & Turks, U.N. forces have been on this island since 1964 | 
    Cyprus
 
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    sponges
 
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    Charlemagne
 
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    | Walter Kittredge wrote the song heard here during this war; he tried to enlist but was turned down: "Tenting tonight, tenting tonight, / Tenting on the old camp ground" | 
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    (Boutros) Boutros-Ghali
 
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