As the name already indicates, the purpose of the puzzle is to take parts apart.
Thus, several puzzles such as Trick Locks, Secret Boxes and Trick Knives have to be opened
or like in the case of bottle puzzles objects have to be separated.
All take a part puzzles have in common that a mechanical trick is used which is not immediately recognizable.
If the opening mechanism is hidden and not visible from outside,
then people try through tapping or rotation of the puzzle to conclude on the mechanism/trick.
Most often many trial and error trials are necessary to get an intution or an idea how the puzzle is constructed.
Not all Take a part puzzles have a hidden mechanism.
The aim of bottle puzzles is to get out an object from the bottle.
To succeed some parts have to be interpreted and used as tools or physical effects have to be considered.
A mechanique trick is used
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IPP 31 Exchange / Berlin
designed by Yoshiyuki Kotani
made by Yoshiyuki Kotani
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Metal Apple
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Centrifugal force
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Difficulty: simple
Playing Time: < 15 minutes
Only the centrifugal force is required.
similar puzzle: sesame
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Difficulty: easy
Playing Time: < 15 minutes
Only the centrifugal force is required.
similar puzzle: Großmaul, sesame
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The Lucky Clover
designed by Oskar van Deventer
made by BITS & PIECES
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Yen Coin
Difficulty: difficult
Playing Time: > 2 hours
designed by Jean Claude Constantin
made by Jean Claude Constantin
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designed by Jean Claude Constantin
made by Jean Claude Constantin
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Dovetails
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Difficulty: simple
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made by Eric Fuller |
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Trinity / Triple Decker
Puzzle Design Competition 2001
designed by Lynn D. Yarbrough
made by BITS & PIECES
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made by BITS & PIECES
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Hexaspiration
IPP 13 Exchange / Amsterdam
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Difficulty: simple
Opening Mechanism: Magnet
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Der verhexte Ring
made by Bartl
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designed by Rocky Chiaro
made by Rocky Chiaro
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various designers
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NEWS
made by HANAYAMA
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The Karst Phenomenon
IPP 28 Exchange / Prague
designed by Karst Nauta
made by Brian Young
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BUTTER CHURN
made by BITS & PIECES
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made by BITS & PIECES
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designed by Vladimir Krasnoukhov
made by Vladimir Krasnoukhov
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Solitary Confinement
Puzzle Design Competition 2005
designed by Robert Hartmann
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Six Key Mine
Puzzle Design Competition 2003 (First Prize)
designed by Robert Rose
made by BITS & PIECES
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Takitapart
made by BITS & PIECES
no copyrights
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Sword in the Stone
made by BITS & PIECES
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Kuku
made by Sonic Games Limited
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Block and Key
IPP 22 Exchange / Antwerp
designed by Tom Lensch
made by Walter Hoppe, Laser Perfect
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Alcatraz
Opening Mechanism: Magnet
similar puzzles: Schloss, Alcatraz, Boulon
designed by McDermott
made by Jean Claude Constantin
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IPP 32 Exchange / Washington, D.C.
designed by Andy Manvell
made by Andy Manvell |
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Hoffmann's Mistake / Dice Box 2
IPP 22 Exchange / Antwerp
designed by Peter Hajek
made by A. Sykora
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PyrEyeMid PUZZLE
IPP 17 Exchange / San Francisco
Difficulty: simple
designed by Douglas A. Engel
made by General Symmetrics, Inc.
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Copernisis
made by Sonic Games Limited
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Zahnrad-Trick
made by Claus Fohlmeister
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 | Iball 3
comes with 2 levels
Difficulty: easy / medium
Playing Time: 3 hours
It has the shape of a small blue transparent ball.
On the ball are six buttons and a one-digit LED display.
A button will flash as soon as it is pressed
in one of the possible colours red, blue or green.
If it is pressed another time, then it will flash in a different colour.
The following rule applies:
If a button is pushed and the colour is identical to the colour before,
then the lights will stay switched on, otherwise all lights will switch off.
The task is to press the buttons in the right order
in a short time intervall (90 sec)
so that all six buttons have the same colour.
The puzzle has two levels.
In the first level, there are only three colours (red, blue, green),
whereas in the second level there is additionally purple as colour.
Puzzle Review
designed by Andrew Reeves
made by Topdraw Games Ltd |
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Puzzle Design Competition 2012
designed by Hirokazu Iwasawa (Iwahiro)
made by STREETWISE
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Hoffmann's Puzzles
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Lighthouse Puzzle
made by John Berkeley
no copyrights
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Difficulty: easy
Playing Time: < 20 minutes
Opening Mechanism: Disguise
made by BITS & PIECES
no copyrights
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Jailbreak
Difficulty: easy
Playing Time: < 5 minutes
Opening Mechanism: Disguise
made by BITS & PIECES
no copyrights
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To Bee Or Not To Bee
made by BITS & PIECES
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Barrel
made by BITS & PIECES
no copyrights
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no copyrights |
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Jean Claude Constantin
magnet mechanism
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Boulon
Difficulty: easy
Opening Mechanism: Magnet
similar puzzles: Schloss, Alcatraz
designed by Jean Claude Constantin
made by Jean Claude Constantin
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Schloss
Difficulty: easy
Opening Mechanism: Magnet
similar puzzles: Schloss, Alcatraz, Boulon
designed by Jean Claude Constantin
made by Jean Claude Constantin
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Opening Mechanism: Magnet
similar puzzles: Schloss, Alcatraz, Boulon
made by Jean Claude Constantin
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Opening Mechanism: Magnet
similar puzzles: Schloss, Alcatraz, Boulon
designed by Jean Claude Constantin
made by Jean Claude Constantin
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Difficulty: easy
Opening Mechanism: Magnet
similar puzzles: Schloss, Alcatraz, Boulon
designed by Jean Claude Constantin
made by Jean Claude Constantin
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Opening Mechanism: Magnet
similar puzzles: Schloss, Alcatraz, Boulon
designed by Jean Claude Constantin
made by Jean Claude Constantin
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other tricks
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Cent-rale
designed by Jean Claude Constantin
made by Jean Claude Constantin
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Stern Holz
designed by Jean Claude Constantin
made by Jean Claude Constantin
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designed by Jean Claude Constantin
made by Jean Claude Constantin
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Difficulty: easy
designed by Jean Claude Constantin
made by Jean Claude Constantin
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You've Been Framed
designed by Jean Claude Constantin
made by Jean Claude Constantin
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designed by Jean Claude Constantin
made by Jean Claude Constantin
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Marcel Gillen
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Cigar Puzzle
IPP 23 Exchange / Chicago
designed by Marcel Gillen
made by BITS & PIECES
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Anti-Snapper
IPP 23 Exchange / Chicago
designed by Marcel Gillen
made by Marcel Gillen
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Rolling Pin-(T)okyo
IPP 21 Exchange / Tokyo
designed by Marcel Gillen
made by Marcel Gillen
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Bishop
made by Marcel Gillen
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Play With Fire
made by BITS & PIECES
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Rook
made by BITS & PIECES
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King
made by BITS & PIECES
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Queen
made by BITS & PIECES
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Pawn
made by BITS & PIECES
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Robrecht Louage
 | 4 STEPS VISIBLE LOCK
Puzzle Design Competition 2011 (Jury Grand Prize)
designed by Robrecht Louage
made by Robrecht Louage |
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REMOVE THE YOLK
Puzzle Design Competition 2010
designed by Robrecht Louage
made by Robrecht Louage
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Roger
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Propeller
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Shaker
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Schlüssel
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Eis
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Auspfuff
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R2D2
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Alles Roger
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Wasserhahn
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Gesicht
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W.G.H. Strijbos
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designed by W.G.H. Strijbos
made by STREETWISE |
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| Dovetail
designed by W.G.H. Strijbos
made by STREETWISE
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 | Dovetail T
designed by W.G.H. Strijbos
made by STREETWISE |
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 | Dovetail Cube No. 1
designed by W.G.H. Strijbos
made by STREETWISE |
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 | Dovetail Cube No. 2
designed by W.G.H. Strijbos
made by STREETWISE |
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 | Dovetail Cube No. 3
designed by W.G.H. Strijbos
made by STREETWISE |
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designed by W.G.H. Strijbos
made by BITS & PIECES
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Lotus Puzzle
Try to find out why it is named “Lotus” Puzzle
designed by W.G.H. Strijbos
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Brian Young
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Fuji 1707
IPP 30 Exchange / Osaka + Hakone
designed by Brian Young
made by Brian Young
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Sputnik Returns
IPP 28 Exchange / Prague
designed by Brian Young
made by Brian Young
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Houdini's Torture Cell
Puzzle Design Competition 2012
IPP 31 Exchange / Berlin
designed by Brian Young
made by Brian Young
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IPP 32 Exchange / Washington, D.C.
designed by Brian Young
made by Brian Young |
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Keys
a.) Rocky Chiaro
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Boston-Key-Party
designed by Rocky Chiaro
made by Rocky Chiaro
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Hel-Sin-KEY
designed by Rocky Chiaro
made by Rocky Chiaro
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Key and Ring / Roc-Key
designed by Rocky Chiaro
made by BITS & PIECES
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b.) others
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SKELETON KEY PUZZLE
Puzzle Design Competition 2005
designed by Robert Hartmann
made by Viking Mfg. Co.
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Difficulty: easy
Playing Time: < 15 minutes
Opening Mechanism: Inner Maze
no copyrights
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Difficulty: easy
Playing Time: < 15 minutes
Opening Mechanism: Disguise
no copyrights
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Difficulty: easy
Playing Time: < 15 minutes
Opening Mechanism: Disguise
From India
no copyrights
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Difficulty: easy
Playing Time: < 15 minutes
Opening Mechanism: Disguise
From India
no copyrights
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Whilemina the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat
designed by Brian Young
made by Brian Young
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A special movement is needed
cross rings
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made by Jean Claude Constantin
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made by HANAYAMA
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Cross Ring #3
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Difficulty: easy - medium
made by BITS & PIECES
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Objects in a cage
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Torpedo In Cage
made by BITS & PIECES
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Hedgehog
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Hedgehog
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The Prison Block
IPP 23 Exchange / Chicago
designed by Jean Claude Constantin
made by BITS & PIECES
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designed by Vladimir Krasnoukhov
made by Vladimir Krasnoukhov
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Canary
made by CLEVER TOYS, s.r.o.
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Cube In Cube / Sputnik in Cube
IPP 19 Exchange / London
designed by Marcel Gillen
made by BITS & PIECES
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Pyramid in Prison
designed by Jean Claude Constantin
made by Jean Claude Constantin
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 | Hedgehog 2
Difficulty: easy
Playing Time: < 5 minutes
designed by Toshitaka Nabata
made by MegaHouse |
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 | Hedgehog 3
Difficulty: easy
Playing Time: < 5 minutes
designed by Toshitaka Nabata
made by MegaHouse |
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 | Hedgehog 4
Difficulty: easy
Playing Time: < 20 minutes
designed by Toshitaka Nabata
made by MegaHouse |
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 | Hedgehog 6
designed by Toshitaka Nabata
made by MegaHouse |
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Other types
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VORTEX / ASURA
Puzzle Design Competition 2008
Difficulty: difficult
Playing Time: > 5 hours
made by HANAYAMA
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Globe Ball
designed by Vesa Timonen
made by HANAYAMA
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COASTER
designed by Grabarchuk
made by HANAYAMA
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CRICKET
made by HANAYAMA
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KEYRING
Puzzle Design Competition 2002
designed by Oskar van Deventer
made by HANAYAMA
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FLAG
made by HANAYAMA
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Puzzle Design Competition 2010 (Jury Honorable Mention)
designed by Brahm Cohen
made by HANAYAMA |
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Square
Difficulty: easy
Playing Time: < 15 minutes
designed by Vesa Timonen
made by HANAYAMA
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designed by Douglas A. Engel
made by BITS & PIECES
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designed by Simon Nightingale
made by Simon Nightingale
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Difficulty: easy
designed by Jean Claude Constantin
made by Jean Claude Constantin
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Difficulty: easy
designed by Jean Claude Constantin
made by Jean Claude Constantin
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Literature
John Berkeley All Screwed Up!
David Springett / John Davenport WOODTURNUNG Trickery
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