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The termites, ever hard at work, were reconstructing their habitations. Strange Arachnidios, such as the silkweaving spider, ma-vuvi (Nephita bragantina) were swinging from spray to spray, fastening them together with their delicate yellow webs. The active and obscure Xylophages were mining to the very heart the knotted trunks of ancient trees.
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Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them.
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Roberto Ivens
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Born:
June 12, 1850
Died:
January 28, 1898
(aged 47)
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Roberto Ivens was a Portuguese explorer of Africa, geographer, colonial administrator, and an officer of the Portuguese Navy.
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