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a bacterial infection typically contracted through a puncture wound with a dirty object; prevented by the DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) vaccine and by subsequent booster shots every 10 years
- She opened his nightstand drawer and fingered the silky tassel of a bookmark, the metal teeth of a lockjawed stapler.Part 2 (96% in)
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