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The Twelve Labors of Hercules

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Slay the Nemean Lion
Destroy the Lernaean Hydra
Bring the Arcadian Stag to Eurystheus (Cerynean Hind)
Capture the Boar of Erymanthus
Clean the Stables of King Augeas
Kill the Carnivorous Birds near Lake Stymphalis
Capture the Bull ravaging Crete
Capture the Mares of Diomedes of Thrace
Steal Hippolyta’s Girdle
Capture the Carnivorous Oxen of Geryon
Steal some Golden Apples from Hesperides’ Garden
Capture Cerberus, the Guardian of Hades

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“I have resisted converting my CDs to the MP3 digital format for two reasons. The thought of feeding discs into my computer, one by excruciating one (I believe this was the ninth labor of Hercules), not to mention organizing it once it is digitized, is painful just to contemplate. More important, I’m entirely unwilling to sacrifice sound quality in return for less clutter.”

—Jason Turbow, “Put Another File in the Jukebox, Baby,” The New York Times, February 21, 2008.

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