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We are to investigate the factors that determine the terminal velocity of a 'helicopter'.
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"There Are Some Things That Are Best Kept Private".To What Extent Does The Opening Chapter OfThe Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll & Mr.HydeIllustrate This View?
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