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Sapwood, or even bark, may appear on the corners, or may have been cut off, resulting in wane, or missing timber.

In his excursus on the Jewish people at the opening of the fifth book of his Histories …, Tacitus was at a loss to uncover any deep cause for the war that broke out in 66.

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