He was instantly relieved to hear the first ring of the phone, an old rotary that vibrated with the vigor of the Mechanical Age.

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Before the age of mechanical reproduction, artists would have required great skill, dedication, time and energy to produce such exact repetitions.

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But it wasn't known whether the trigger was mechanical ventilation or early inflammation due to gestational age, the authors of the latest study said.

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Royce, born in 1863, was the youngest of five children and started his own company manufacturing electrical and mechanical items at age 21.

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