🔍 Photograph of sock with Q-tip during phenolphthalein sampling (People's 553)
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Photograph of sock with Q-tip during phenolphthalein sampling (People's 553)

Photograph of the sock with a Q-tip, showing the sampling phase before a phenolphthalein presumptive blood test. It was introduced and discussed as a timeline reference for the sock's condition.

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🔬 Photograph of sock with Q-tip during phenolphthalein sampling (People's 553)
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