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The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case of the genitals and the tongue.
The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case of the genitals and the tongue.
Approximate author period: c. 1485 AD · medieval
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- Leonardo da Vinci
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- Approximate author period: c. 1485 AD · medieval
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