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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· mean
4 I8 a% B. d2 \) H$ m9 m· He plays a mean violin.
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· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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· large
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· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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& o# ?; l% U. ]. x- ?· a lot of money
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· knock
# H; }4 ~+ l3 o$ e2 P% a9 `· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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& h: f4 R9 f5 v+ @. n6 e( h, h# E· mickey mouse
0 w# ]+ m$ \4 C8 Y/ \, z· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse." q* B' p' N/ e9 h; I4 k. C& p3 K
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& Z, X' {2 B% h( A3 c0 T1 S2 m8 ]& a· nonsense and a waste of time7 l4 x$ R* Q" a4 S0 ~
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· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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3 o! ~3 v, z8 S& P% Y1 T· mush! ?+ v( m7 l3 A$ a; q4 t, A# z5 M
· That is total mush and you know it.8 x$ z& C# U) e+ ?' g8 K
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2 g* Y" t4 B8 `/ d· nonesense. M! V# T8 u! o6 w) R
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2 ?& o% p9 o# |5 x% i% J· That was a neat idea that you had.
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9 U C, \$ i r; w! @· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
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· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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3 M) m. l3 Y4 y- x# R- g, |· a quick drink
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$ r2 a9 E6 C; F* S· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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. a5 p1 B5 q' G- n" H$ _1 A· Does that attack plane have any nukes?1 h- d, {7 j8 i. w3 q
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· I think that he is a nut.4 ^+ I3 l8 d3 I( G3 | P& _. `; S
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% i R* v3 A1 Y% @6 J; }· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.$ V$ P5 x0 A4 H1 e8 ~' z! i
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· a place to live
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· My office is filled with paper-pushers.6 |$ e: m. k8 ~; k5 o
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· You're too old to be a party animal.
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· Get your paws off of my body.
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; o2 \. ^' Y( ?$ X( g" O: `7 A· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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· practically no money
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· He gets pickled after only one beer./ D& a, m# o2 q) G( T
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; s. U5 P. a+ l o2 I: l. e: D$ f· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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) J' o" b' {" R2 ]# ~7 e· He is a pig at parties.
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: P) x+ O* U. Z' {3 ^& @0 v: b; Z· pig out4 S; `! @0 h9 q/ m( ~
· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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* X p# H. y4 x& }5 V· pit stop
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* d8 M' v0 s/ X C4 }· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.; h$ p+ p9 w8 f5 p; O
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4 C: G D- y$ c8 i+ P· pooped out
$ t4 V9 J+ J* h5 z, C3 C9 {1 \· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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q7 ^+ c- M) j* m4 W& F( e% r· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
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+ o% f- {1 p! n: e& k X, E7 T· psycho
P5 X1 C; q+ C, R8 Z" f; \- }4 v· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.0 H& A4 }8 m% c8 Y7 S! z* c8 w1 Q; ]
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· I feel like I am going to puke.
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6 |* k j1 O; R* `( \) ]· push off
9 f# V- Y* ?9 t) k/ K; f6 B· I am going to push off now.' J4 T8 t' w& Z+ J8 D: J5 P
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0 X9 m1 B1 a$ Z+ `+ Y: D* N6 N· put the moves on
+ O0 F; A9 a, M; L1 @0 B4 ~· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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9 |: n& G3 E b9 |8 S# N2 n· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
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) E4 U# N& _+ `0 b· I need to make a quick buck.
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7 d( \* F/ N' H e4 u· some easy money
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) [ c. B9 R9 Z6 e8 Y/ ~0 @· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
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! P4 [3 ?. U9 n6 m& f6 M· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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, ]* x+ w6 ^0 ~- b! p1 ], A R5 u· I can't believe we still get this same old rag.
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X1 U. r3 k* g7 e6 w· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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· inferior
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· We have had a rough time this winter.
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· He is always running off at the mouth., H, x7 i, z) d# J" `* v; Q
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+ s2 E5 h3 h9 D5 f· talking too much
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$ A) b4 Y5 O# ~2 G- {. z· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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( I9 F" I; H- b' p5 X$ Q+ L· lost interest or momentum! k" u/ y# l, ?; h
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· sack
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· go to bed
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· scam% t1 _, i7 S7 M' u
· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.4 E. c: W; I( } c% G" X% \ h
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0 e q1 ^: H$ k+ L& o5 Z· swindle
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/ U$ q- q3 L& x, Y; K· scarf$ e4 q% _7 g. N4 G1 M) j
· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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· ate quickly
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5 J6 M0 h/ g: f$ f8 ]· schmuck
3 e* X$ ~/ E, u· What a stupid schmuck.* k% z! L- W1 `& s
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· jerk
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0 w3 v9 b2 O$ S0 [3 E· screw around
# }* V* E+ u( Y3 y% t· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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· waste time
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· screw up
7 Y7 A: c$ N; J+ P; S· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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; o% |! R0 a3 s; _$ \· make a mistake/ b( M& r% n |6 m( B0 o
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# K1 N4 D( z$ [; P' I9 D5 O· sharp
" [' U% e- E- `& M8 J# J· He is very sharp with numbers+ U% l! u1 o& B4 c( \. }
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· intelligent
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. ]7 {' Z& T- s' a+ ]3 G· shot1 e( I8 |% ?) p' V
· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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3 M/ i6 M) h1 k# T( O( y· slammer4 e; B2 _# p! b( p4 J9 L+ g! N
· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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· jail
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d$ S5 I8 h+ G; j T9 k· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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· intoxicated7 ~9 _: q, a* x( F* {+ _
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· smoke eater
4 x: Z/ O$ ^2 i, r- G5 F· My father is a smoke eater.2 C% _2 ^" x) L. w' M9 `6 G
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· fireman% Z9 s0 }: Y @% F: h
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$ J n4 y# h, t9 s5 x( L) E- P! K· split6 R0 r( n! O- w# D
· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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· leave9 {$ f2 n% Y% X- z: F1 F
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· spook
4 [5 K$ b B" P( z3 ]· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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/ k4 ^! Z D9 L5 Q2 e, w: v) ~5 m· frightened* r2 I' i% C- E7 G
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· 18
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, ?! t; G" t& h) I% c· spud
' w2 U8 ?* \7 ~6 u3 f$ q/ S· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
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: p' u/ e9 B8 S8 w- H$ r· potatoes
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0 F3 \; c$ D; d5 @- Q· square
- `4 S, S T9 c! v0 _) ]% g· My father looks square in his jacket.
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· old-fashioned+ {7 f. \* @- m. q) b, K. \0 P! Z
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· steamed up
( A7 k# J# b) f· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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· This whole operation stinks.; I& i; u6 T( i/ b4 P& A; n
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4 l" @- Y2 C6 h- ^9 ^· is repulsive- _# a8 Z7 J" r7 e9 R, P- {. a; f- l, Q/ q
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9 f ~- ` z7 S- \+ P7 x· straight
( c7 l- w+ m O· I want you to give me a straight answer.
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: _3 _, ?3 b0 X6 c( e( d" t· honest" ]6 ~7 u% A5 K' O
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· stressed
8 V1 B8 P/ M+ v N3 G" X9 F y· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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· upset
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· sucker
( `9 r% b" b9 U T* {, x/ N+ p/ l7 l· Don't be a sucker.# h3 A2 Q; t! \
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' Z% ?, n# f0 @1 }7 |$ H6 h$ s4 f· be deceived
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$ w2 q/ W' O: L% V( g· take a hike
: J, R9 |$ x& E) ~1 l1 T0 M· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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- @1 i5 |: G/ X) A: X· leave) a4 i* i m$ w/ }
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· taken9 [9 C3 e U8 b+ V; N
· He was taken for all his money at the casino.& M. s1 \7 o! j {+ @9 u
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: p3 c# C, d4 ?4 ]2 w2 G! w8 B* w( j· cheated out of& L9 p& i% e: M
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; i% i7 x* B8 ]) @. @: X· taking care of business( d* j. t+ a6 C- @" B7 t9 S0 B
· I have been taking care of business.# x$ M G- A9 N. y% R: v7 r6 b
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· doing what I have to do$ I p3 f" R" b4 w9 @* a0 h% {# c/ h
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· threads2 `+ p& r5 J7 j
· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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· clothes$ J' M# ?; Q# J N# V
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· tool around$ w; t9 w. O4 E% R- ~
· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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) X3 U0 ]; [5 F# j3 h' b! Q9 }· drive around
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· totaled. G; r9 Q0 o8 A' d* j
· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.4 k \' N$ q. n# Y, ]
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· completely wrecked% d2 a" i$ ^5 ~8 N% P4 B8 W
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+ ^8 Q% v! r7 f- B· up
Z3 f" J& K) v& ^) A! ?& Z: M· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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. |1 ^2 W+ S' x· happy and cheerful7 G7 l- J; X- s/ E& @# Q: i
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. N$ B* |1 W* k* A1 G& `5 Q5 Q· up for grabs
! R. I' v) m. V) ^# E· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.$ D/ ^# ^9 R0 f' d
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9 R; C& n- l' v5 l( o· available.- h2 ?! n* B! k9 y
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· veg out
3 ~" f9 F1 y* j7 }& ^) M· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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+ J+ q, M1 d. ^" ]: U· relax and do nothing k: H3 D, d# Q: m7 e% O
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· vibes+ q8 p$ ~2 d) V- N
· He really gives off good vibes.7 ?, [1 Y: r2 Y: c3 s
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· feelings
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· wad. s+ b# U0 U1 Q! g ^) z
· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.( R0 o4 _( t1 ^! Y, Q
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· bundle of money/ w/ e: `. u2 n+ \5 M2 f2 h \
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& k0 C4 u* J& i; k4 D8 d, K; t· waste
$ a2 f4 Y ^& `5 U+ k' i· After you waste him, throw the body in the river." h- w' B8 Q0 |5 w
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- X% ~1 u" T4 W o+ ~· kill
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· wheels( A: g/ j$ w! ~2 ^& F3 a, O( F
· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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· whiz
) M+ R9 c3 H" j% g2 {· He is a whiz at the computer.
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' d) u1 T( {# ~4 i· talented person0 E8 q* ^# [' u( S
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· wired
6 y" _* w5 e3 M/ G3 M- }" X: p· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee. ?& e4 o0 g$ [. z2 S7 l8 M7 |- {. d
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+ y% |5 v7 D7 Q! ?" ?· alert
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· wussy9 v: e2 l7 N7 S$ M+ M# z, o/ y. E
· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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0 V% d9 \7 e0 X: f· weak person9 Q: [: U% f% E9 ?
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# ]& L; R/ {# N, P* J9 L* a· yukky$ M. P4 i& X0 P, ~
· This food tastes yukky' u% ~& [8 f; E5 J# g
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· bad
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8 u/ {$ Y* v. u- N( M" P3 d0 F) j· zapped# p1 A% E- ~& {
· I am too zapped to help you right now. d& q5 I: G1 _* R n- K
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· He knew zip about running the company.3 a! |( g* l$ I8 f7 Y
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· Nothing0 }; w5 S+ _3 P G6 X
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