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<DIV>Here’s a note that won’t make it into the final version of “Jacob’s
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<DIV>Viagra keeps cut flowers erect for longer: see J. Siegel-Itzkovich, “Viagra
Makes Flowers Stand Up Straight”, “British Medical Journal”, 319 (7205), 31 July
1999: 274.</DIV>
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