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    gum
 
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    (Alex: They go after [*], in a big way.)
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    bone (china)
 
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    hypothermia
 
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    quicksand
 
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    (Marta: What is Sleepless in Seattle?)
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    hypoallergenic
 
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    syrup
 
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    the Inn
 
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    | Cha-ching!  The scrollwork in the chairback makes it a fine example of the style named for this man who died in 1779 | 
    (Marta: Who is Louis XVI?)
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    grease
 
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    | "I want you for U.S. Army" reads an ungrammatical WWI version of this artist's poster; bet it's worth a fortune | 
    (Marta: Who is Rockwell?) ... (Alex: We're talking about World War I here, [*].)
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    | This structure of the brain directs the workings of the autonomic nervous system | 
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