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\nMonk Tasting Wine, by Antonio Casanova y Estorach c. 1886 <\/p>\n*Requirement to consume alcoholic beverages is something I totally made up and not a papal mandate but still a good practice to keep. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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