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woman with gold coins. Trad., Fortune; riches; opportunity; the New World. Megl.,
         Gambling; monetary corruption. There are those investors who are financing great ships
         to explore and colonize the New World named after Vespucci; you can see the
         symbolism of a woman representing this new venture; she’s so positively endless with
         her flow of gold and silver, isn’t she? We don’t give it much chance.

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