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Spiral staircase, Chapel of St. Peter and St. Paul, Greenwich, England
Weeping woman and urn relief on grave monument, Bath Abbey
Grave monument, Shamokin Cemetery, Pennsylvania
Pillared alcove housing bronze lanterns, Kasuga-taisha Shinto shrine, Nara, Japan
Gargoyle on St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland
Aerial view of Red Rock Canyon, Nevada
Northwestern Crow standing on driftwood
Spider web covered in water droplets in front of autumn leaves
Closeup of Chinese fan palm flowers

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/'lɒgə(ʊ)fʌɪl/ NOUN A lover of words.

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The Return of John Macnab (Andrew Greig)

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