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Bones & Stones

David Maskill

Curiosities in Natural History and Medicine

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    Ophthalmology resident in Yorkshire who loves all things medicine and natural history. Partial to linguistics, philosophy, religion, and Western esotericism. Wherever all of these things overlap, you will find me!

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