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To: Gauguin who wrote (50706)5/17/2000 11:55:00 PM
From: JF Quinnelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71178
 
It may have been the Cretans-- of course, I've heard all Cretans are liars, so who can believe...

Anyway, purple dye was produced around the Mediterranean, contra Thomas' attempt to confound us with Silk Road misdirections. Rambi always falls for Thomas' blarney.



To: Gauguin who wrote (50706)5/18/2000 12:01:00 AM
From: JF Quinnelly  Respond to of 71178
 
Oh, I found it in the Aberdeen Bestiary:

clues.abdn.ac.uk:8080/besttest/alt/comment/analysis.html