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Excerpt from Memoir of Zerah Colburn; Written by Himself: Containing an Account of the First Discovery of His Remarkable Powers; His Travels in America and Residence in Europe; A History of the Various Plans Devised for His Patronage; His Return to This Country; And the Causes Which Led Him to His Present Profes
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