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/ body w [[insert]] [[strikeout]] solid nest [[/strikeout]][[/insert]]   compact + [[insert]] + [[?]] [[/insert]] / hangg ends / back w neatly combd down at / bottom while / nest its w lined in horse hair.
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first "[[?]]" may be "tidy"