HYDRA, n. A kind of animal that the ancients catalogued under many hea…

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HYDRA, n. A kind of animal that the ancients catalogued under many heads. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.94, 谷月社
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HYDRA, n. A kind of animal that the ancients catalogued under many heads. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.94, 谷月社

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