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flies

/flaɪz/ noun A1
  1. The open area above a stage where scenery and equipment may be hung.
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## The Flies and the Honey-Pot
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 7 · B2
A NUMBER of Flies were attracted to a jar of honey which had been overturned in a housekeeper’s room, and placing their feet in it, ate greedily.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 7 · B2
A swarm of hungry blood-sucking flies settled upon him.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 60 · B2
A Hedgehog, passing by, saw his anguish and inquired if he should drive away the flies that were tormenting him.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 60 · B2

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