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revelled in devouring immense quantities of spaghetti. This intimacy and his longing for pasta caused Muhammad Said to hurry to the French consulate whenever the frugal diet of the viceregal table left a void in his stomach".
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perpetuate. We now transfer to you, Mr. Minister, this great statue and trust that it may forever stand the pledge of friendship between France and the Great Republic of the United States.
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2725:Culebra Cut
2580:Suez Crisis
2479:Marine life
2397:Lake Timsah
2282:Authorities
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2095:Jean Doujat
1601:Egypt Today
1260:mini-series
1208:Suez Crisis
1180:La Chesnaye
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893:French flag
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467:vice-consul
385:Early years
349:by Emperor
334:, widow of
3266:Suez Canal
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3068:Howard AFB
2811:Gatun Lake
2715:Gatun Lake
2691:Structures
2675:Management
2527:Ever Given
2380:Waterworks
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1964:André Gill
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1344:References
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952:corruption
936:landslides
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636:Suez Canal
498:Alexandria
461:Diplomatic
452:overland.
391:Versailles
351:Napoleon I
328:town clerk
276:Suez Canal
213:Suez Canal
160:Versailles
152:1805-11-19
69:newspapers
3175:Education
3140:Coco Solo
3051:Airfields
2863:Expansion
2773:Arco Iris
2754:Locations
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2452:Expansion
2362:Suez Port
2340:Port Fuad
2335:Port Said
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717:Port Said
618:Commander
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572:Rotterdam
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295:sea level
247:Signature
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2587:Timeline
2352:Ismailia
2009:LibriVox
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2899:People
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