It seems the industrial revolution made have had an artistic impact!
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People became enamored with the physical effects of contracting the illness. Pale skin, thin waists, and flushed cheeks were seen as quite desirable.
Coincidentally, it provided the perfect color for painting flesh tones.
A breakthrough discovery that will aid in preservation of the art.
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The water's frigid temperatures kept the ship in remarkable condition.
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They unknowingly forged lives as identical as their DNA.
Tarrare was the walking manifestation of one of the seven deadly sins as he prowled the cobbled streets of 18th-century Paris indulging his endless hunger.
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