( ( ( ( ( Nitre ( is ( found ( in Syria ) ) ) ) , ) and ) ( ( vegetable alkali ) ( was ( obtained ( from ( ( the ashes ) ( of ( certain plants ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )
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Nitre is found in Syria, and vegetable alkali was obtained from the ashes of certain plants.
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