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Pliny the philosopher says, in the third chapter of his ninth book, that in the Indian Sea, the fish called Balaena or Whirlpool, is so long and broad, as to take up more in length and breadth than two acres of ground; and, of other fish, of two hundred cubits long; and that in the river Ganges, there be Eels of thirty feet long.
The Complete Angler Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683 1760
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Pliny the philosopher says, in the third chapter of his ninth book, that in the Indian Sea, the fish called Balaena or Whirlpool, is so long and broad, as to take up more in length and breadth than two acres of ground; and, of other fish, of two hundred cubits long; and that in the river Ganges, there be Eels of thirty feet long.
The Compleat Angler : or, The Contemplative Man`s Recreation 1653
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On the former hypothesis, for example, the teeth of the foetal 'Balaena' have a meaning; on the latter, none.
Lectures and Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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Surely the stripes of dun horses, and the teeth of the foetal 'Balaena', are not explained by the "existence of general laws of Nature."
Lectures and Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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CIWS, fire-linked, mounted on head 2 x M100 "Balaena" plasma beam cannon, stored in wings, mounted over shoulders in use in HiMAT mode 2 x MMI-M15 "Xiphias" rail cannon, folded underneath hips, spread out in use in HiMAT mode.
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"Balaena" plasma beam cannon, stored in wings, mounted over shoulders in use in HiMAT mode 2 x
WN.com - Articles related to Gov't advised not to sell oil power plants yet 2010
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"Balaena" plasma beam cannon, stored in wings, mounted over shoulders in use in HiMAT mode 2 x
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CIWS, fire-linked, mounted on head 2 x M100 "Balaena" plasma beam cannon, stored in wings, mounted over shoulders in use in HiMAT mode 2 x MMI-M15 "Xiphias" rail cannon, folded underneath hips, spread out in use in HiMAT mode.
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M100 "Balaena" plasma beam cannon, stored in wings, mounted over shoulders in use in HiMAT mode; 2 x MMI-M15 "Xiphias" rail cannon, folded underneath hips, spread out in use in HiMAT
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x M100 "Balaena" plasma beam cannon, stored in wings, mounted over shoulders in use in HiMAT mode; 2 x MMI-M15 "Xiphias" rail cannon, folded underneath hips, spread out in use in HiMAT
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