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...Swallow," said Dr. Falenks. Henry Harrington's sharp adam's apple bobbed twice and the camera was in his stomach. Dr. Falenks squeezed a rubber bulb in his left hand, sent a puff of air down the tube to distend the patient's stomach walls. Then he pressed a button in his right hand. A metal shutter clicked open the 16 pinholes, Henry Harrington's dark interior flared up with the brilliance of 20,000 candles and in 1/120th of a second 16 views of his stomach were registered on the films...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Gastro-Photo | 4/16/1934 | See Source »

...Distend the bark's blue shroud...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TO THE CRESCENT MOON AT SUNSET. | 2/11/1876 | See Source »

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