Surgery under cell phone lights


	Surgery under cell phone lights

Deepti

7-30-2007 7:51 AM

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surgery, doctor, hospital, argentina, cell phone

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7-30-2007 10:43 AM

adamc

Technology comes through again.

7-31-2007 11:27 PM

syncopath

i thought 2b different but now i would buy one ....

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adamc, with all the technology, only together there was light ..

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