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2009-11-17 13:16 (UTC) | Canterbury Tail | 1701755 (bytes) | 2560×1920 | Reverted to version as of 06:01, 27 April 2009
2009-11-17 13:15 (UTC) | Canterbury Tail | 1701755 (bytes) | 2560×1920 | Reverted to version as of 06:01, 27 April 2009 - Upload of other unconnected image over the top
2009-04-27 06:01 (UTC) | Badagnani | 1701755 (bytes) | 2560×1920 | ==Summary== {{Information |Description=[[Charoli]] nuts, with a United States penny for size comparison. Photo taken in [[Kent, Ohio]], United States. |Source=I created this work entirely by myself. |Date=April 27, 2009 |Author=[[User:Badagnani|Badagnani
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(Original text) : ==Summary== {{Information |Description=Charoli nuts, with a United States penny for size comparison. Photo taken in Kent, Ohio, United States. |Source=I created this work entirely by myself. |Date=April 27, 2009 |Author=[[User:B