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A still higher type of nervous system
A still higher type of nervous system has been met with amongst some primitive Nemertines (Hubrecht, No. 323 ), consisting of a pair of large cephalic ganglia, and two well-developed lateral ganglionic cords placed close beneath the epidermis.
— from The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 3 (of 4) A Treatise on Comparative Embryology: Vertebrata by Francis M. (Francis Maitland) Balfour

and speed her to our Northern skies
O, rouse her from her trance, loose the fetters from her lovely limbs, and speed her to our Northern skies, that moan her long delay.
— from Gala-Days by Gail Hamilton

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