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consisting of pigs potatoes rice and sugar
The feast which I had ordered to be prepared, consisting of pigs, potatoes, rice, and sugar, with a small portion of tobacco to every man, was partaken of by all in perfect harmony.
— from The Treaty of Waitangi; or, how New Zealand became a British Colony by Thomas Lindsay Buick

composed of pure Para rubber and sulphur
—Good elastic thread composed of pure Para rubber and sulphur should, if properly made, stretch to seven times its length, and then return to its original length.
— from The Theory and Practice of Model Aeroplaning by V. E. (Valentine Edward) Johnson

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