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An English village could never be mistaken for an American one: the outline against the sky differs a thatched cottage makes a very wavy line on the blue above.
Maria Mitchell
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Maria Mitchell
Age: 70 †
Born: 1818
Born: August 1
Died: 1889
Died: June 28
Astronomer
Librarian
University Teacher
Nantucket Island
La polla
Never
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Thatched
English
Wavy
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Cottage
Blue
Cottages
Line
Differs
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Mistaken
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