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href="/web/20091226165153/http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861682908/Neandertal.html"><font class="wordWheelText">Neandertal</font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="8" colspan="3"><img height="8" alt="" border="0" src="/web/20091226165153im_/http://encarta.msn.com/xImages/trans.gif"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="15"></td> <td><a href="/web/20091226165153/http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861696730/Neandertal_man.html"><font class="wordWheelText">Neandertal man</font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="8" colspan="3"><img height="8" alt="" border="0" src="/web/20091226165153im_/http://encarta.msn.com/xImages/trans.gif"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="15"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><img height="20%" alt="" border="0" src="/web/20091226165153im_/http://encarta.msn.com/xImages/trans.gif"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><img width="5" height="9" alt="" border="0" 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