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Crane

Crane may refer to any of the following things:

A crane is a piece of industrial machinery used for working on tall buildings or for lifting containers onto and off of ships in port.
A Crane is also a bird of the family Gruidae.
Toy Crane Machines, popular at United States supermarkets, restaurants, sports venues, etc.
Of, or referring to The Crane School of Music in Potsdam, New York.
Stephen Crane was an American author.
In the philosophy of Daniel Dennett, a Crane is any material process which dispenses with the need for a deus ex machina explanation, or 'skyhook'.
In the Legend of the Five Rings setting, the Crane Clan is a clan of Samurai.
The Crane Paper Company supplies paper for the Federal Reserve Notes, the currency of the United States.
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division located in southern Indiana.

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