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正文 第50节 文 / [美]亨德里克·威廉·房龙

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    andtothosesteriousislands,hespicesh

    thediaevaletolikesihedaysofthe

    crusades,andhosedaysbeforethe

    introduofldste,eatandfishspoiledvery

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    ihirteeury,kingalphonsoiiihadnquered

    thekingdofalgarveiheerofthe

    spanishpeninsulaandhadaddedittohisdonions.inthe

    tury,thepuesehadtuedthetablesonthe

    haedans,hadcrossedthestraitsofgibraltarandhad

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    navigator,thesonofjohnialandphilippa,the

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    richardii,aplaybyshakespearebegantoke

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    popetvintheyear1312attherequestofking

    philipthefairoffrance,provedtheoccasionby

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    possessions.prinains

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    inthesearch.thirtyyearsafterhisdeath,theriddlewas

    solved.

    intheyear1486bartht

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