Quaaludes by Sami Zaidi https://padlet.com/zaidi_sami82/peqrt67rhnmr Made with a bold sensibility en-us 2017-05-17 12:58:21 UTC 2017-05-19 11:45:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Scientific Name : Methaqualone zaidi_sami82 https://padlet.com/zaidi_sami82/peqrt67rhnmr/wish/172315879 Systematic name: 2-methyl-3-O-tolyl-4(3H)-quinazolinone ]]> 2017-05-17 12:59:54 UTC https://padlet.com/zaidi_sami82/peqrt67rhnmr/wish/172315879 Slang Names zaidi_sami82 https://padlet.com/zaidi_sami82/peqrt67rhnmr/wish/172699845 Quaalude
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