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can lie and rake up such
It’s strange that one can lie and rake up such a lot of nonsense in one’s sleep.’
— from Farthest North, Vol. I Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 by Fridtjof Nansen

c Lawrence and Robbins undoubtedly supposed
Their names appear, with a diagram of the land, on a plan of Nashobah, made in the year 1686, and found among the Massachusetts Archives, in the first volume (page 125) of "Ancient Plans Grants &c." Lawrence and Robbins undoubtedly supposed that the purchase of this land brought it within the jurisdiction of Groton.
— from The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 5, May, 1884 by Various

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