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+====== Doctor S_____ van B_____ ======
+Doctor Van B_____ was, until recently, a Professor of Natural History
+at the University of Amsterdam. However, with the recent return of
+one troublesome English explorer, whose accounts of his voyages to
+the antipodes conflict wildly with the rather more entertaining
+accounts for which Dr. Van B_____ is well known, and upon which his
+scholarly reputation was largely based. Thinking it prudent to
+announce his retirement, Dr. van B_____ left Amsterdam (with a fairly
+large amount of university silverware, and not a few paintings of
+note from his professorial chambers). As there are still circles
+where a good story is more highly regarded than an accurate one, he
+has been courting the company of certain noblemen, who are more than
+willing to fund his researches in return for tales of his travels.
+Although technically a commoner, Dr. Van B_____'s air of scholarship
+and learning lends a respectability to the proceedings of any
+gathering he cares to attend.
+[[A short digression]]