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Our new headquarters were at the laboratory at Lyngby, outside of Copenhagen, right next to King Christian's summer palace. He was always going out alone on horseback by our building and I always just missed seeing him.

— Cynthia Westcott

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Dogs sometimes disturb roses by burying their bones too near the roots, but in general rose thorns provide adequate self-protection.

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