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  • 11Peter Wiggin — In the science fiction story Ender s Game and its sequels, Peter Wiggin is Ender s (or Andrew s) older brother. He has appeared in the novels Ender s Game , Shadow of the Hegemon , Shadow Puppets , Shadow of the Giant , Xenocide , and Children of …

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  • 12The Guest — Infobox short story | name = The Guest title orig = L Hote author = Albert Camus country = flag|France language = French genre = Absurdism published in = Exile and the Kingdom publication type = Collection of short stories pub date = 1957 The… …

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  • 13Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… …

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  • 14Others (1999 Novel) — Infobox Book | name = Others title orig = translator = image caption = author = James Herbert illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Horror novel publisher = New English Library release date =… …

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  • 15Jean-Lambert Tallien — (1767 ndash; November 16, 1820), was a French political figure of the revolutionary period.LifeClerk and journalistHe was the son of the maître d hôtel of the Marquis de Bercy, and was born in Paris. The marquis, noticing his ability, had him… …

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  • 16List of Sin City yarns — These are the individual stories, usually referred to as yarns , set in Frank Miller s Sin City universe. They are listed here in order of publication. The chronology of Sin City is described below.The Hard GoodbyeFirst published as Sin City in… …

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  • 17William March — Infobox Writer name = William March caption = William March, 1918 birthdate = birth date|mf=yes|1893|9|18|mf=y birthplace = Mobile, Alabama deathdate = Death date and age|mf=yes|1954|05|15|1893|09|18 deathplace = New Orleans, Louisiana occupation …

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  • 18History of Swansea City A.F.C. — Swansea City A.F.C. is a professional football club that was originally founded in 1912.Early YearsSwansea traditionally had been a rugby union area, and despite previous attempts by a club named Swansea Villa, there were no notable football… …

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  • 19Hadrian — /hay dree euhn/, n. (Publius Aelius Hadrianus) A.D. 76 138, Roman emperor 117 138. * * * Latin Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus orig. Publius Aelius Hadrianus born Jan. 24, AD 76, Italica, Baetica? died July 10, 138, Baiae, near Naples Roman… …

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  • 20MIGRATIONS — Jewish migrations have a history of thousands of years: the wanderings of the Patriarchs; the Exodus from Egypt; the Babylonian Exile; the existence of Jewish groups outside Ereẓ Israel in the Second Temple period; the dispersion of the Jewish… …

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