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f outi-fouti, probably a bird of Clemenceau's invention

3. rétang de Berre, a lake or bay formed by the Mediterranean. It owes its name to the town of BerrCy a city of the département of Bouches-du-Rh&ne on the shores of the lake.

4. le Terrible de Marignane, Marigruine, a small town of Provence, in the département of Bouches-du^Rhône. — le Terrible de Marignane, The Terror of Marignane, a nickname for the huntsman who treats Clemenceau as his guest. Clemenceau hère is poking fun at Provençal boastfulness, very much as Alphonse Daudet did in his famous book, Tartarin de Tarascon.

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