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Bastille
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Bastille (Charles Dickens) 
A state prison in Paris that held many prisoners indefinitely without trial; it was stormed and destroyed (1789) in the French Revolution: its destruction is commemorated on Bastille Day, July 14. (A Tale of Two Cities)
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