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pouring its green rays obliquely over the
Her starboard side-light was just behind and above us, pouring its green rays obliquely over the deck of the Dulcibella , while we and the dinghy were in deep shadow between.
— from The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers

Pollution is got rid of on this
Pollution is got rid of on this day by a barber woman sprinkling water at the houses of the Mukkuvans.
— from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 5 of 7 by Edgar Thurston

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