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[ He had intended to write two more volumes dealing with the later history of the weapon.]
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[ It is dedicated to Burton.]
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[ For outline of Mr. Kirby's career, see Appendix.]
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[ Burton read German, but would never speak it. He said he hated the sound.]
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[ We cannot say. Burton was a fair Persian scholar, but he could not have known much Russian.]