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tantalus
noun(Tan-ta-lus)
a legendary king of Lydia condemned to stand up to the chin in a pool of water in Hades and beneath fruit-laden boughs only to have the water or fruit recede at each attempt to drink or eat
tantalus
noun(Tan-ta-lus)
a locked cellarette with contents visible but not obtainable without a key

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