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  • 1The Well of Loneliness — infobox Book | name = The Well of Loneliness title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of the first edition author = Radclyffe Hall cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English publisher = Jonathan Cape genre = Novel release… …

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  • 2Conduit metaphor — A Conduit metaphor is a linguistic term referring to a dominant class of figurative expressions used when discussing communication itself (metalanguage). It operates whenever people speak or write as if they insert their mental contents (feelings …

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  • 3Matteo Garrone — This article incorporates text from the Wide Screen journal site. Matteo Garrone Matteo Garrone in Castiglioncello on June 21, 2008 Born …

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  • 4Brave Saint Saturn — Infobox musical artist Name = Brave Saint Saturn Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Birth name = Alias = Born = Died = Origin = Denver, Colorado, U.S. Instrument = Genre = Astro rock, Christian rock Occupation = Years… …

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  • 5Prime number — Prime redirects here. For other uses, see Prime (disambiguation). A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. A natural number greater than 1 that is not a prime number is… …

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  • 6Dandelion Wine — For other uses, see Dandelion Wine (disambiguation). Dandelion Wine   …

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  • 7Moby-Dick — For other uses, see Moby Dick (disambiguation). Moby Dick; or, The Whale …

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  • 8Michael Jackson — For other people named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). Michael Jackson …

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  • 9Vodyanoy — For a Russian military vehicle, see Vodnik. In Slavic mythology, vodyanoy ( ru. водяной, uk. водяний, literally watery ), Polish wodnik, Czech vodník, Bulgarian vodnik ( bg. водник), or Serbian vodenjak (Cyrillic: водењак) is a male water spirit …

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  • 10literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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