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Re: Oliva porphyria
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David Kirsh <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 25 Jul 2000 12:16:34 -0400
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My parents picked up Oliva porphyria for me from a street vendor in
Zihuatanejo, Mexico in 1972 for 25 pesos. It's 90 mm in length.

I have little idea what the exchange rate was at that time but it still
sounds like a bargain. Possibly, that 25 pesos doubled the vendor's monthly
income.

David Kirsh
Durham, NC

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