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"So, do you like ham?"

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May 3rd 2008
After Malaga, I took a very luxurious high-speed train to Madrid, where I was planning to meet up with Yvette Scorse. I didn't really know Yvette when plans were made for me to stay at her apartment. I remembered her vaguely from the Philosophy intro class I took freshman year (where I also first became familiar with Keri and Laura from my Rome days), but we had never talked or anything. But Le ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more