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It has been said that the rigidity of a corpse is overcome by the use of a powder called dosia, which is sold by the priests; but this idea has been exploded, and the process remains incomprehensible.
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan Isabella Lucy 2004
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Theodora, or - dosia, or some such heavy name, had been hung on her when she was born, -- nobody remembered what: people always called her Dode, so as to bring her closer, as it were, and to fancy themselves akin to her.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 Various
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