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small circle round each eye the
‘Very well, thankee, uncle,’ returned Mr. Sempronius, who had just appeared, looking something like a ringdove, with a small circle round each eye: the result of his constant corking.
— from Sketches by Boz, Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People by Charles Dickens

should carefully remove enough earth to
In setting for badger the trapper should carefully remove enough earth to bed the trap level.
— from Steel Traps Describes the Various Makes and Tells How to Use Them, Also Chapters on Care of Pelts, Etc. by A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding

sleeping car reservations etc etc to
Full information concerning the Lines, points reached, matters of tickets, schedules, sleeping car reservations, etc., etc., to be had on application to 306 Washington St., Boston.
— from How to Travel Hints, Advice, and Suggestions to Travelers by Land and Sea all over the Globe. by Thomas Wallace Knox

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