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Zoology is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. The study of animal life is, of course, ancient: but as 'zoology' it is relatively modern, for what we call biology was known as 'natural history' at the start of the nineteenth century. During the lifetime of Charles Darwin, natural history turned from a gentlemanly pursuit to a modern scientific activity. Zoology as we know it was first established in German and British universities.

Morphography (a branch of zoology) includes the systematic exploration and tabulation of the facts involved in the recognition of all the recent and extinct kinds of animals and their distribution in space and time.The museum-makers of old days and their modern representatives the curators and describers of zoological collections, early explorers and modern naturalist travelers and writers on zoo-geography, and collectors of fossils and palaeontologists are the chief varieties of zoological workers coming under this heading. Gradually, anatomical study has associated itself with the more superficial morphography until today no one considers a study of animal form of any value which does not include internal structure, histology and embryology in its scope.

Animals are a major group of organisms, classified as the kingdom Animalia or Meta­zoa. In general they are multi­cellular, capable of locomotion, responsive to their environment, and feed by consuming other organisms. Their body plan becomes fixed as they develop, usually early on in their development as embryos, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on.

The word "animal" comes from the Latin word animal, of which animalia is the plural, and is derived from anima, meaning vital breath or soul. In everyday usage animal refers to any member of the animal kingdom that is not a human being, and sometimes excludes insects (although including such arthropods as crabs). The use of the word animal in law typically reflects the common pre-scientific use of the word, roughly equivalent to what modern biology would classify as nonhuman mammal. For example, wildlife laws commonly use phrases such as "animals, birds and fish."

The Scripture is full of references to animals, but they are not described in modern scientific terms. Almost always, they are connected with some spiritual significance, to teach us about God or to give us instruction about how we are to live. (A few examples of these are Job 12:7-10, Prov. 6:6-8, and Matthew 6:26.) Genesis 1 tells us that swimming and flying creatures were created on the fifth day, and that cattle, creeping things, and beasts of the earth were created on the sixth. God then created man and gave him dominion over the "fish of the sea, the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth." As Christians we want to avoid two extremes when dealing with animals. First, we must avoid abusing and exploiting them (Prov. 12:10). But second, we should not idolize them. In fact, Romans 1 says that it is a curse from God when we do. Animals are beasts, for our use as we obey God's command to take dominion over the earth.

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100 Things You Should Know about Mammals
by Jinny Johnson
from Barnes & Noble
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$3.00 (1 in stock)
All About Bible Animals
by Simona Piscioneri
from Good Book Company
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All About Dinosaurs
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All About Monkeys
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All About Strange Beasts of the Past
All About Books #17
by Robert S. Lemmon
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All About Whales
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American Prairie Chicken
by Mary Adrian, illustrated by Genevieve Vaughan-Jackson
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Animal Architects
by W. Wright Robinson
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$4.00 (1 in stock)
Animal Behavior
Life Nature Library
by Niko Tinbergen
from Time-Life Books
for 3rd-6th grade
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$4.00 (1 in stock)
Animal Behavior
Life Nature Library
by Niko Tinbergen
1970 printing from Time-Life Books
for 3rd-6th grade
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$5.00 (1 in stock)
Animal Lives - 8 Book Set
by Sally Morgan
from QEB Publishing
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$16.00 (1 in stock)
Animal Lives: Snakes
by Sally Morgan
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$3.00 (1 in stock)
Animal Travels
by Bertha Morris Parker, Thomas Park, illustrated by Olive Earle, cover by James Teason
1960 printing from Row, Peterson and Company
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$4.00 (1 in stock)
Animalium
by Jenny Broom, Illustrated by Katie Scott
from Big Picture Press
for 3rd-Adult
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$19.00 (1 in stock)
Animalium
by Jenny Broom, illustrated by Katie Scott
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Animals and Their Travels - Deluxe Edition
by Richard A. Martin, series editor Herbert S. Zim
from Golden Press
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$9.00 (1 in stock)
Animals Nobody Knows
by Ivan Sanderson
from Viking Press
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$35.00 (1 in stock)
Animals on the Move
by Ann and Myron Sutton, illustrated by Paula Hutchison
1968 First Cadmus Edition from Hale-Cadmus
for 3rd-6th grade
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$8.00 (1 in stock)
Animals Up Close
by Igor Siwanowicz
from DK Publishing
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$5.00 (1 in stock)
Animals Without Backbones: Invertebrates
Come Learn with Me
by Bridget Anderson
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$6.00 (1 in stock)
Apes and Monkeys
by Deborah Dennard, illustrated by John F. McGee
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$8.00 (1 in stock)
Aquarium Guide
from Answers in Genesis
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$4.00 (1 in stock)
Avenging the Owl
by Melissa Hart
from Sky Pony Press
for 4th-7th grade
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$4.80 (1 in stock)
Awesome Facts About Animals
by Leanne Sarkisian and Karina Altman
from Answers in Genesis
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$7.50 (1 in stock)
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Extraordinary Animals
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from Crabtree Publishing
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$6.00 (1 in stock)
Barn Owls
by Wolfgang Epple, photographs by Manfred Rogl
from Carolrhoda Books, Inc.
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$6.00 (1 in stock)
Big and Small, Short and Tall
by Ron Roy, illustrated by Lynne Cherry
from Clarion Books
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$10.00 (1 in stock)
Birds of the Puget Sound Region
by Dennis Paulson
from R. W. Morse Company
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$9.00 (1 in stock)
Birds, Nests and Eggs
Take-Along Guide
by Mel Boring
from Northword Press
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$7.95 $5.00 (1 in stock)
Birdwatching Notebook - Grades 3-8
by Jenny Phillips
from The Good and the Beautiful
for 3rd-8th grade
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$7.00 (1 in stock)
Book of Insects - Student Text (old)
by Arabella Buckley & Julia McNair Wright
1st edition from Memoria Press
for 4th-7th grade
in Old Edition Science (Location: OSCI)
$9.00 $5.00 (1 in stock)
Book of Insects - Teacher Key
by Laura Bateman
from Memoria Press
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in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$20.05 $13.00 (2 in stock)
Book of Insects - Workbook
by Laura Bateman
1st edition from Memoria Press
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$17.90 $11.50 (1 in stock)
Book of Small Mammals
by Ted S. Pettit, illustrated by G. Don Ray
from Garden City Books
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$14.00 (1 in stock)
Bringing Back the Wolves
by Jude Isabella; illustrated by Kim Smith
from Kids Can Press
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$12.00 (1 in stock)
Bug Dictionary
from Tangerine Books
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$3.50 (1 in stock)
Bugs
by Rosie Dickins
from Usborne
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$4.50 (1 in stock)
Butterfly Is Patient
by Dianna Hutts Aston
from Chronicle Books
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$16.99 $10.00 (1 in stock)
Christian Liberty Nature Reader Book 4 (old)
by Paul Lindstrom & Edward Shewan
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 4th grade
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$4.00 (1 in stock)
Creepy Crawlies and the Scientific Method
by Sally Kneidel
from Fulcrum Resources
Science Curriculum for Kindergarten-6th grade
in Clearance: Science & Health (Location: ZCLE-SCI)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Dinosaurs! A Drawing Book
by Michael Emberley
from Little, Brown & Company
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$3.00 (1 in stock)
Disguises and Surprises
Supersmarts
by Claire Llewellyn
from Candlewick Press
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$5.00 (1 in stock)
DK Animals Around the World
from DK Publishing
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$7.00 (2 in stock)
DK Eyewitness: Cat
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$6.00 (1 in stock)
DK Eyewitness: Mammal
DK Eyewitness Series
by Steve Parker
from DK Publishing
Science Reference for 4th-8th grade
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$6.00 (1 in stock)
DK Eyewonder: Sharks
DK Eyewonder
by Fleur Star
from DK Publishing
for Kindergarten-4th grade
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$7.50 (1 in stock)
DK findout!: The Living World - boxed set
from DK Publishing
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$45.00 (1 in stock)
Dolphin Adventure
by Wayne Grover
from HarperTrophy
for 3rd-7th grade
in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
$5.09 $2.80 (3 in stock)
Dolphin Treasure
by Wayne Grover
from HarperTrophy
for Ages 8-12
in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
$5.09 $2.80 (3 in stock)
Dorling Kindersley Picturepedia: Birds
from DK Publishing
for 2nd-4th grade
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$6.00 (1 in stock)
Draw 50 Sharks, Whales, and Other Sea Creatures
by Lee Ames
from Broadway Books
for 3rd-8th grade
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$9.99 $6.00 (1 in stock)
Dry Bones and Other Fossils
by Gary & Mary Parker
2nd edition from Master Books
for 4th-6th grade
in Dinosaurs & Fossils (Location: SCI-DINO)
$11.19 $6.50 (3 in stock)
Dry Bones and Other Fossils
by Gary Parker
7th edition from Master Books
for 4th-6th grade
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$4.00 (1 in stock)
Elementary Science: Soil, Sea, & Sky - Curriculum Pack
from Master Books
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$50.00 (1 in stock)
Endangered Animals Dictionary
from Scholastic Inc.
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$3.50 (1 in stock)
Exotic Invaders
by Jeanne M. Lesinski
from Walker Books
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$6.00 (1 in stock)
Exploring Creation With Zoology 1 (old)
Young Explorer Series
by Jeannie Fulbright
from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 3rd-6th grade
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$18.00 $12.00 (3 in stock)
Exploring Creation With Zoology 1 - Notebooking Journal (old)
Young Explorer Series
by Jeannie Fulbright
from Apologia Educational Ministries
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in Apologia Science (Old Versions only) (Location: OSCI-AEM)
$16.00 (1 in stock)
Exploring Creation With Zoology 3
by Jeannie Fulbright
from Apologia Educational Ministries
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$36.40 $28.00 (1 in stock)
Exploring the Animal Kingdom
by Millicent E. Selsam, illustrated by Lee Ames
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$35.00 (1 in stock)
Fifty Favorite Birds - Coloring Book
Dover Coloring Books
by Lisa Bonforte
from Dover Publications
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$5.09 $2.40 (1 in stock)
Fighters
by Bernard Stonehouse, illustrated by John Francis
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in Zoology (Location: SCI-ZOOL)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Fish Facts & Bird Brains
by Helen Roney Sattler
from Lodestar Books
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$8.00 (1 in stock)
Fossil Book
Wonders of Creation Series
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$15.19 $11.00 (1 in stock)
Freshwater Life
Science Nature Guides
by Susan McKeever
from Silver Dolphin
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$6.00 (1 in stock)
Fun-Time Terrariums and Aquariums
by Jerome Leavitt and John Huntsberger, illustrated by Bill Armstrong
from Children's Press
for 3rd-6th grade
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$6.50 (1 in stock)
Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon
by Dhan Gopal Mukerji
from Dutton Juvenile
for 4th-9th grade
1928 Newbery Medal winner
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$11.20 (2 in stock)
God's Design for Life - Student Book
by Debbie & Richard Lawrence
Master Books Edition from Master Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Master Books God's Design (Location: SCICUR-MB)
$43.19 $35.00 (2 in stock)
God's Design for Life - Teacher Guide
by Debbie & Richard Lawrence
Master Books Edition from Master Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Master Books God's Design (Location: SCICUR-MB)
$34.39 $28.00 (1 in stock)
Golden Exploring Earth: Animals
Golden Exploring Earth
by George S. Fichter, illustrated by Rod Ruth
from Western Publishing
for 2nd-6th grade
in Vintage Science & Math (Location: VIN-SCI)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Great Animal Search
by Caroline Young
from Usborne
for 3rd-7th grade
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$7.00 (1 in stock)
Great Discoveries and Amazing Adventures
by Claire Llewellyn
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$6.00 (1 in stock)
Great Whales: The Gentle Giants
by Patricia Lauber, illustrated by Pieter Folkens
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
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$3.00 (1 in stock)
Guide to God's Animals
by Frank Sherwin
from Harvest House
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$12.00 (1 in stock)
Have You Ever Heard of a Kangaroo Bird?
by Barbara Brenner, illustrated by Irene Brady
from Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Birds (Location: SCI-BIRD)
$15.00 (1 in stock)
Helicopter Bird - Audio CD
by "Uncle Bob" Devine
from A Beka Books
for 4th-6th grade
in A Beka Science (Location: SCICUR-ABK)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Hermit Crabs
by Sue Fox
from Barron's
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$4.50 (1 in stock)
Hornets
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$5.50 (1 in stock)
Housefly
by Heiderose and Andreas Fischer-Nagel
from Carolrhoda Books, Inc.
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$5.00 (1 in stock)
How and Why Wonder Book of Birds
by Robert Mathewson
Reprint from Price Stern Sloan
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$2.00 (1 in stock)
How and Why Wonder Book of Cats - Activity Book
by Sarina Simon, illustrated by Lesley Boney
from Price Stern Sloan
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in Mammals (Location: SCI-MAM)
$2.00 (2 in stock)
How and Why Wonder Book of Prehistoric Mammals
by Martin L. Keen, illustrated by John Hull
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
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$3.00 (1 in stock)
How Bodies Work: Animal Physiology
Come Learn With Me
by Bridget Anderson
from Charlesbridge
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in Zoology (Location: SCI-ZOOL)
$7.50 (1 in stock)
How to Draw Horses
by Lucy Smith
from Usborne
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in Drawing for Beginners (Location: ELE-ARTDRAW)
$2.50 (1 in stock)
How to Raise Monarch Butterflies
by Carol Pasternak
2020 printing from Firefly Books
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in Insects & Arachnids (Location: SCI-BUG)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Incredible Fish
by John Townsend
from Raintree
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$6.00 (1 in stock)
Insect Life
Eyes and No Eyes #6
by Arabella B. Buckley
from Yesterday's Classics
for 2nd-5th grade
in Living Science (Location: SCI-CMLS)
$15.95 $9.00 (1 in stock)
Insects
by Daniel J. Bickel
from National Geographic
for Kindergarten-5th grade
in Insects & Arachnids (Location: SCI-BUG)
$2.50 (1 in stock)
Jack's Insects
by Edmund Selous
from Simply Charlotte Mason
for 4th-6th grade
in Living Science (Location: SCI-CMLS)
$11.00 (1 in stock)
Journey Into Africa
by Tim Knight
from Oxford University
for 4th-6th grade
in Africa (Location: HISMC-AFR)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Kingfisher Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animals
by Michael Chinery, ed.
from Kingfisher
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in Zoology (Location: SCI-ZOOL)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Kolea: The Story of the Pacific Golden Plover
by Marion Coste, illustrated by Fred E. Salmon, Jr.
from University of Hawaii Press
for 2nd-5th grade
in Birds (Location: SCI-BIRD)
$7.50 (1 in stock)
Learn to Draw: Insects
by Diana Fisher
from Walter Foster
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in Drawing for Beginners (Location: ELE-ARTDRAW)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Life Cycle of a Mosquito
by Bobbie Kalman
from Crabtree Publishing
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in Insects & Arachnids (Location: SCI-BUG)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Life Cycles of Butterflies
by Judy Burris, Wayne Richards
from Storey Publishing
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in Insects & Arachnids (Location: SCI-BUG)
$16.95 $7.50 (1 in stock)
Lion Family Book
by Angelika Hofer, Gunter Ziesler, Translated by Patricia Crampton
from Picture Book Studio
for 2nd-4th grade
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$5.00 (1 in stock)
Lone Muskrat
by Glen Rounds
from Holiday House
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
Mammals - Course Book
from The Good and the Beautiful
for 3rd-8th grade
in GATB Science & Health (Location: CUR-GABSc)
$14.00 (1 in stock)
Mammals of Small Pond
Level 4
by Phoebe Erickson
from The Good and the Beautiful
for 3rd-6th grade
in Mammals (Location: SCI-MAM)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Marine Biology Coloring Book
2nd edition from Collins
for 4th-9th grade
in Oceanography & Marine Biology (Location: SCI-OCEAN)
$24.99 $13.00 (1 in stock)
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