"Mount Vesuvius" eruption anniversary.


	"Mount Vesuvius" eruption anniversary.

HansWobbe

8-24-2009 11:02 AM

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hercules, hwotales, volcanos

HansWobbe says:

Considering the extent to which this personal "interest" is worth integrating into the general "connections" "TimeLine" that is being planned.

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