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This chapter contains only endnotes referencing an obscure clerk and the phrase 'Gold and iron.'
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This chapter contains only endnotes referencing an obscure clerk and the phrase 'Gold and iron.'
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“The obscure clerk.”
A reference to a minor, unnamed clerk.
Endnote 1
“Gold and iron.”
A reference to wealth and strength or perhaps contrasting materials.
Endnote 2