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In early modern England, numbers were tactile: three barleycorns made an inch; four saltfish made a warp; tallies were made on wood
In early modern England, numbers were tactile: three barleycorns made an inch; four saltfish made a warp; tallies were made on wood

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In early modern England, numbers were tactile: three barleycorns made an inch; four saltfish made a warp; tallies were made on wood . . .

In early modern England, numbers were tactile: three barleycorns made an inch; four saltfish made a warp; tallies were made on wood

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