bloodline

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I don't like the bloodline, and in a previous thread, the genetics talk.

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  • “The eyes mark us both as natural-born, and they prove our bloodline is closer to pure,” Crispin said. —  BloodNoir
  • He doesn't seem to care about her mixed bloodline, which is really strange, considering how elite the Svartans consider themselves. —  Yasmine Galenorn - [Sisters of the Moon 2] - Changeling
  • He used to tell me her bloodline was fit for a king, worthy of a mighty chieftain, o‘ the MacDonnells such as his son would become I don’t understand. —  A WHISPER OF ROSES - TERESA MEDEIROS
  • Then we considered that maybe Michael had a rich African-American bloodline, and that he had the right to defend his use the N-Word ... but that still didn't cause us to chuckle, chortle, or even snort. —  The Toque
  • Like the rest of the Eee bloodline, these varicolored desktop boxes are small, cheap and adorable (think AppleTV or Mac Mini). —  TechnologyOwl.com
 

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