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  "text": "15 May 1820, Piccadilly, London: Sale of fossils from the collection of Col. Thomas Birch who decided to dispose of much of his collection, mainly fossil bones from the Lias of Lyme Regis, and give the proceeds to help lift Mrs #MaryAnning, her daughter Mary and son Joseph out of poverty.",
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