Sedentary

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  • 'It would need a fine strike to kill that beast,' said Prasamaccus. —  Ghost King
  • 'We have only come about three miles,' protested Laitha. —  Ghost King
  • THURSDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Sedentary seniors can improve their motor function and decrease their risk for —  Medlogs - Recent stories
  • There's a spider here: "The habits of the aranead here described point very clearly to some one of the Wandering group, which stalk their prey in the open field or in divers lurking-places, and are distinguished by this habit from the other great group, known as the Sedentary spiders, because they sit or hang upon their webs and capture their prey by means of silken snares. —  Men and Women
  • 65.--Sedentary Occupations of the Peasauts.--Fac-simile from an Engraving on Wood, attributed to Holbein, in the "Cosmographie" of Munster (Basle, 1552, folio We gather from this poem, which must be considered an authentic and most interesting document, that the manse or dwelling of the villain comprised three distinct buildings; the first for the corn, the second for the hay and straw, the third for the man and his family. —  Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period
 

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