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ASIATIC RESEARCHES; 



OR, 



TRANSA CTIONS 



OF THE 



SOCIETY INSTITUTED IN BENGAL, 



For iuqniring into the 



History and Antiquities, 



THE 



ARTS, SCIENCES, AND LITERATURE. 



OF 



ASIA. 



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