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A brief treatise on a subject of interest. Also: An extended area of land.

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  • I have made it so perfectly clear in my tracts, articles, and books what was to be done that all Parliament has had to do was read my works and do the opposite.
  • This tract is a portion of tract No. 1 described in Executive Order No. 6408 of November 7, 1933.
  • The Beachwood tract is the busiest along shore just now.
  • His digestive tract is messed up and he's been sleeping A LOT.
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