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Page 65. — 1. Fribourg, town in western Switzerland, capital of the Canton of the same name. The bridge referred to was constructed in 1834.

2. Menai, narrow arm of the sea separating the coast of Wales from the island of Anglesey on the northwest.

3. Cubzac, village in southwestern France near Bordeaux. The bridge in question, over the Dordogne river, was built in 1840.

4. Rouen, large and important town in northwestern France on the river Seine, 87 miles from Paris by railroad; formerly capital of the province of Normandy, and at présent capital of the department of Seine Inférieure; rich in mediaeval architecture. — The Seine is about

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