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Folio 58r f58 Text: The crow. Soothsayers believe the crow can foretell the future. The crow looks after its young attentively, unlike humans who may even refuse to breast feed. Illustration: Portrait of a black bird in a roundel. One initial, type 2. Folio mark CC' in bottom left margin.

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