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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· He plays a mean violin.- E! c% U" l0 ]2 J+ m' \0 o6 t
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( e# |( N. ~4 }; a6 E0 Z· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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: r2 l5 Z: d g! Y' t- f2 q" _0 {· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.0 N" n. b) X# _9 `% t( R
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· criticize
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.1 S& Q- K* c2 O, k# M
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: ^) h- e7 z7 C0 f F+ X· meltdown
. `/ r3 B; l6 \+ {; v· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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* J: H+ B& C% s5 P% B2 b# Q· mickey mouse( W, o- i1 k& ~* a3 ^/ ]1 y
· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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! w& w7 k2 t7 `* k& Z· nonsense and a waste of time
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' I% F/ T1 L: T7 t& y· move on someone" s( ~1 t& |: k! a6 {9 _# X" I
· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.. N- V' A3 E. d& Z# v4 n( D) M
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0 W5 g8 z- ^* \1 z$ w· pick up and seduce
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· That is total mush and you know it.
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+ U" t& C0 e7 _% C/ _+ @4 d· nonesense4 f- X$ E$ [1 T. }; e2 {* F
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7 [' ~0 P p" Q/ O! ~· drug police8 m1 I; n9 {) c( f
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· That was a neat idea that you had.
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2 Y! u' _. i* g: o· There are too many negatives about the company merger.
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· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.% u ~% Y" q( ~6 h4 V3 _/ |0 M' j% S
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% s, W C" `3 Q+ x s0 ~( W· a quick drink
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) v# i8 }5 v6 t) T- d3 F$ i0 \· no sweat
4 Y9 L4 }/ e- s( d# h· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.! |# k* \7 C9 L" X/ G
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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.8 r6 p' _4 I% k, j8 E
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& p7 u9 E$ Z4 n( V3 ]2 p2 z& L9 a· I think that he is a nut.- P* g5 M- w( @+ q
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' \, b/ t% Y: V* j2 C5 q· crazy person
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· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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· Have you found a pad yet?
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· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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· My office is filled with paper-pushers.% \# F# k1 t5 v+ L
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+ G% r) ?# H m, H· bureaucratic office workers
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· You're too old to be a party animal.
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· love parties
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: y2 _$ ?( a- B- P· party-hearty
! X$ V2 |# b* v· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.* l$ Q3 G: Q/ A) ?+ ?/ `. T
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· practically no money
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· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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8 ?( X8 k* o# b8 _· pig out
" G5 b( Z" M/ P6 @* `· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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· eat a lot or overeat
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9 w# s% z# B2 |+ A; Y/ s6 A0 w. @0 M· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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# s6 b$ C3 {5 Q, w- ]· pop
$ M( F: ^, i* i7 a. K· Shut up or I will pop you.
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· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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· He is really a pro at his work.' Y* a# }5 P0 ?/ U& ?% L
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$ F, G' D% k2 l; l% G: Q x7 b6 n9 b! l· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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· mentally ill
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# Q0 U( h# L( d2 |· vomit
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$ D* m* d" C, `& y/ k5 a% E· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
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( W, y4 w4 H) H; i· some easy money
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O% A! n5 e0 h1 `4 o9 |) f$ V· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
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* b( B M- M) [0 k1 x& L1 J· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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· inferior
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· takes up too much of the road
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/ U& D F# u9 g/ V9 l* c5 X, z$ Q2 n· We have had a rough time this winter.
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+ E; }2 h% C$ u% x" n& I$ d7 B· My sister has three rug rats.2 m0 k( @1 Q! _* g
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· talking too much
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· run out of gas& l- ^4 X8 \& a, G6 E
· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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· go to bed y! q5 I- F& {8 t3 P
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· scam2 h% T9 t) s$ l# y
· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam. q9 i$ t0 ]# a0 T0 }/ w. @/ V
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8 A$ V/ m6 k8 I* h' C* ~% {· swindle
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8 O8 K z& ~+ J# V2 k0 S4 V! V· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.3 G( a' u0 Z! o/ ~- X+ n, x. G
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3 G5 Z* Y z) k* C* f· ate quickly. o" x. I0 P4 D" a5 k. ?: R, ?4 O
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, C f5 k! M" X; P· schmuck/ ]: E8 B* S2 |9 C& o( U
· What a stupid schmuck.
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· jerk
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· screw around
9 [' v, G5 x% R1 s: ?6 U· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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# m) @6 W. {0 C7 _# E( {# |· waste time' s6 L" b# Z6 m" a
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· screw up0 R* T/ o$ ?' `2 \! | {7 ~. U0 E; P' Q
· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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· make a mistake
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· sharp
/ d+ o# @$ \& b' Z0 m k· He is very sharp with numbers! V; f) ~1 ^' A, c8 q6 m. b S! O
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· intelligent, G/ K7 D x2 O& A
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$ q+ v& q# y# P9 X6 j· shot
' H% T: b$ z1 f( a0 @· I'll give the puzzle another shot.& G7 g5 I3 ^6 A4 ~" ^
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· try5 Y! d7 A4 \: _) m% _* g& }
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8 `0 d$ Q6 e$ u9 ?3 S E/ L& A· shot down
) T3 p* a) S, r' u· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea., _, K/ q/ B9 ] i/ v& e# e3 ~
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· disagreed with& Z9 ]! l( i, N/ K+ I" M2 m
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z {: H _; R" p- [( I. J$ K· slammer
7 l: u; `! @) c$ F· The police threw them both in the slammer.3 y+ S. M! X$ E- H
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· jail. ^' n* C8 b9 z0 x1 z& f& l5 ~
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3 D5 W6 h" K7 K S. X" |· smashed
: B7 _) f5 k. x+ e· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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· intoxicated
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7 e0 ~6 O% {4 |5 }" I, i· smoke eater
! W+ J! r# o* h. B; c- k7 V2 \% C· My father is a smoke eater./ ]1 X% p8 E2 e+ V. G
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2 @* ?- n, h9 a· fireman
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· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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· spook
# g) e2 x+ {! o0 O) {· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves." h, K5 l# N0 v$ g' |4 d
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! U3 w# F, X4 X5 ]9 L; d· frightened
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· 18
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· spud
, X% Q9 N; V- E9 u· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?5 w. P% _( O2 R& Q6 C
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· potatoes
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· square7 ~2 p9 O2 Q+ }3 a1 G7 D
· My father looks square in his jacket.
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7 {, K; Z/ u& C; `* ]2 c0 U. c· old-fashioned* G3 C# p9 _+ h2 ~: ]! r
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· steamed up. F% s& h ]( P4 l
· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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; \* m; ^8 M2 y. m; Y' V V· stink7 Z$ z& I9 x/ g% K
· This whole operation stinks.3 R1 I* M% ^, e- g2 W- c
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4 u2 m$ f2 [6 I u3 @· is repulsive; {6 b+ Q" _6 r
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· straight
% F+ S2 U6 p* d6 _9 D; m· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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% X4 r4 L, m5 X! }) l6 T· honest
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· stressed3 e7 K3 X/ [7 @$ A% S6 }& Z+ Q
· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.( J% \1 I3 v% M1 @9 T' P4 v! }
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) y. G) T& m1 h0 k( o· upset
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· sucker# [& X, V) J# v- z* L4 t
· Don't be a sucker.% {: A5 s" `2 q' k
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8 }/ v& c( e+ [6 G· be deceived3 L; D0 T0 N1 u- _
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) D: `5 M- ^* c· take a hike; o0 g7 U1 V1 f/ r2 d8 }9 t
· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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· leave# B9 [7 u4 ]/ `/ y
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· taken
9 a' o% s& K4 n, j· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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· cheated out of
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9 D' J, m2 q: k& G6 F, I! d· taking care of business
7 |- z+ D- x" l) d* ?; b! G' O· I have been taking care of business.
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· doing what I have to do
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. z* c2 J3 }( V; l# f· threads9 D8 J. J/ P. r D5 J- D3 F/ q
· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.0 A# {! q- X" o7 H* c
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· clothes* A/ T% P& |1 K: }
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· tool around1 T: h, G6 k6 p, N
· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home." D0 V' e& u0 g5 _% I9 h/ s% d
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· drive around$ v6 n5 `8 W7 x6 K9 I
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· totaled! p, _# m# A F) j$ N, |
· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck. _2 ^+ |# \ d( I: s
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· completely wrecked" u! ?& e, J( \
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5 _" v( _7 O' z8 D· up
7 F0 _+ |* t2 [4 w- d· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend." h0 H# J2 e! b3 A1 T& Q" Q
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· happy and cheerful
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· up for grabs) W6 P+ V5 g( `9 f0 e
· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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· available.
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* D4 H+ p' S+ h+ `; D6 q Q· veg out8 j# w4 |- |( Z& r, E: D2 H6 }
· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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· relax and do nothing
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* _- `; k4 K) w# o· vibes e+ K. S) s* n4 b5 {7 B: v M# H
· He really gives off good vibes.
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· feelings
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8 d& u4 [ Y! e9 Y2 a· wad& {( m5 O+ l0 T+ G% @
· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.) ], o0 T5 ^3 x
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· bundle of money5 X7 Z* r: ]! q% \
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· waste8 Y9 p1 ]1 j7 Y( | p5 p
· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.1 O. t! Z O$ L) ]! `4 \
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· kill/ I" P4 `0 y) I+ B- Z
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: W/ n6 K6 z J" f; F$ U1 ~· wheels
& w# L/ a2 W# T8 Z# c8 n" ~6 S+ `$ L0 f· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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+ _( ^7 d( [! ]. w( n1 G· car
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· whiz q2 z7 H6 o* C1 O; o9 [: r* ^
· He is a whiz at the computer.
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4 a/ {6 Y* H2 ]+ ^1 i9 z· talented person
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1 I: ?9 f5 f! W5 [9 M* ]· wired
2 }8 [( \9 b. }2 v7 h" J+ a/ q7 x· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
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· alert z3 c( @6 G5 I! w5 s
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- `* {0 E' u1 q8 G+ ^2 {; D· wussy
# l1 S4 [) j3 o' X# r! ^7 b· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.6 U$ F3 w3 P. g ~: o. i* o8 _
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6 c7 _1 h2 ?( i$ K$ D) H· weak person4 S1 ^8 P! B9 H" A) U
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/ S6 g% w+ E o2 s7 d6 \5 v· yukky
# r/ R, I& a7 X) W( T# H· This food tastes yukky
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· zapped
: H! @& C6 u+ S3 h· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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· exhausted6 u: g; P; `3 f* Z# {* c3 S- a
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! w+ c9 D9 c+ k) t6 e· zip
- M. o) p7 N8 j8 n5 [. S* I, B: |· He knew zip about running the company.
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· Nothing5 s3 g" j$ a- _3 S% _
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