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@@ -3157,7 +3157,7 @@ away.(1)
 
 Too late.  Lady LeJean looked thoughtful for a moment.
 
-"Yes," she said at last.  "Yes, I believe that most varities do, indeed,
+"Yes," she said at last.  "Yes, I believe that most varieties do, indeed,
 excrete, as you suggest, at least in the temperate zones, but there are
 several that--"