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Windmills in Spain.
Windmill on Míkonos island, Greece.
post windmill with grinding machinery in mill housing, 1588
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windmills in Castile–La Mancha, Spain
windmills in Netherlands
Lytham St. Anne's
windmills at La Mancha
Ashford: Willesborough Windmill
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