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1521:Salt mining
1483:Salted fish
1405:Salammoniac
1365:Moshio salt
1270:Asín tibuok
1099:Spice Route
542:in Europe,
511:called the
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281:camel train
264:, over the
262:Roya Valley
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215:via Narenta
120:Via Salaria
70:prehistoric
1695:Categories
1531:Sink works
1455:Food usage
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1280:Black lava
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