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"alt": "Lyperia crocea",
"word": "African saffron"
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"taxonomic": "Carthamus tinctorius",
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"word": "bastard saffron"
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"word": "dyer's saffron"
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"taxonomic": "Curcuma zedoaria",
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"word": "meadow-saffron"
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"taxonomic": "Colchicum autumnale",
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"taxonomic": "Crocus sativus",
"word": "Persian saffron"
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"taxonomic": "Eriogonum crocatum",
"word": "saffron buckwheat"
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"taxonomic": "Eleginus gracilis",
"word": "saffron cod"
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"word": "saffron milk cap"
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"taxonomic": "Lactarius deliciosus",
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"alt": "Bumelia angustifolia",
"word": "saffron plum"
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"word": "saffron shadow dancer"
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"taxonomic": "Spinus siemiradzkii",
"word": "saffron siskin"
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"taxonomic": "Aphelandra squarrosa",
"word": "saffron spike"
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"word": "saffron terror"
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"taxonomic": "Pteroglossus bailloni",
"word": "saffron toucanet"
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"taxonomic": "Chrysophyllum monopyrenum",
"word": "saffron tree"
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"taxonomic": "Elaeodendron croceum",
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"word": "saffron yellow"
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"taxonomic": "Rumex acetosella",
"word": "sheep saffron"
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"taxonomic": "Carthamus tinctorius",
"word": "thistle saffron"
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"text": "2009, D. H. Sanaeinejad, S. N. Hosseini, Regression Models for Saffron Yields in Iran, Daoliang Li, Chunjiang Zhao (editors), Computer and Computing Technologies in Agriculture II, Volume 1, page 510,\nUsually the maximum temperature for October, November and December in the southern parts of Khorassan–the main saffron growing area of the Iran-does not exceed 20°C, while the minimum temperature reaches 0°C."
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"text": "1658, Thomas Muffet, The Theatre of Insects, [1634, Insectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum], quoted in 2008, Anna Suranyi, The Genius of the English Nation: Travel Writing and National Identity in Early Modern England, page 117-118,\nThe Irish and Ireland people (who are frequently troubled with lice, and such as will fly, as they say, in summer) anoint their shirts with saffron, and to very good purpose, to drive away the lice, but after six months they wash their shirts again, putting fresh saffron into the lye."
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"ref": "2002, James A. Duke, editor, CRC Handbook of Medicinal Spices, page 129",
"text": "Saffron is not included in American and British pharmacopoeias, but some Indian medical formulae still include it.",
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"ref": "2004, Melitta Weiss Adamson, Food in Medieval Times, page 15",
"text": "Saffron is the stigma of the crocus flower, which is harvested by hand, dried, and sold either in strands or ground to powder.[…]Of all the medieval spices, saffron was the most expensive, which is not surprising given that 70,000 flowers only yield one pound of dried stigmas. In the European cookbooks of the late Middle Ages, nearly all of which which reflect refined upper-class dining, saffron is ubiquitous.",
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"ref": "1970, Robert Randolph Turner, Tennessee Legends: An Analysis in Terms of Motifs, Structure, and Style",
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"word": "krrokull"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "zaʕfarān",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "زَعْفَرَان"
},
{
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "zaʕfarān",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "زعفران"
},
{
"code": "acw",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "zaʕfarān",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"Hijazi-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "زعفران"
},
{
"code": "ary",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "zaʕfrān",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"Moroccan-Arabic"
],
"word": "زعفران"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kʿrkʿum",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "քրքում"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "azafrán"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "zəfəran"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "šafran",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "шафран"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "kumku.mam",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "ကုံကုမံ"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "safranera"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "safrà"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "番紅花"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fān hóng huā",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "番红花"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "藏紅花"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zànghónghuā",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "藏红花"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "西紅花"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "西红花"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "šafrán"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"common-gender",
"neuter"
],
"word": "safran"
},
{
"code": "dar",
"lang": "Dargwa",
"roman": "zaʿpiran",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "загӏпиран"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "saffraankrokus"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "safrano"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "safran"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "safran"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "maustesahrami"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "safran"
},
{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "zafaran"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "azafrán"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sasafrán"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "zaprana",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "ზაფრანა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Safran"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "krókos",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "κρόκος"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "krókos",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "κρόκος"
},
{
"code": "gmy",
"lang": "Mycenaean Greek",
"roman": "ka-na-ko",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "𐀏𐀙𐀒"
},
{
"code": "gmy",
"lang": "Mycenaean Greek",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "𐂔"
},
{
"code": "gmy",
"lang": "Mycenaean Greek",
"roman": "rai",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "𐁉"
},
{
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "keloko"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "kesar",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "केसर"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "kuṅkum",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "कुंकुम"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "kumkum",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "कुमकुम"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "zāfrān",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ज़ाफ़रान"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "sáfrány"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "safrano"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "zafferano"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "safuran",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "サフラン"
},
{
"code": "kn",
"lang": "Kannada",
"roman": "kēsari",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "ಕೇಸರಿ"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "rɔɔrɔmiət",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "រមៀត"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "nyā fan",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "ຫຍ້າຝັ່ນ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "crocus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "safranum"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "żagħfran"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "crogh"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "kesar",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "केसर"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "gürgem",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "гүргэм"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "safrankrokus"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "safrankrokus"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "za'ferân",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "زعفران"
},
{
"code": "pms",
"lang": "Piedmontese",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "safran"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"inanimate",
"masculine"
],
"word": "szafran"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"animate",
"masculine"
],
"word": "krokus"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "açafrão"
},
{
"code": "rgn",
"lang": "Romagnol",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ẓafarân"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "șofran"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šafrán",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "шафра́н"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "kuṅkuma",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "कुङ्कुम"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "шафран"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "šafran"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "šafran"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "žafran"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "azafrán"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "mzafarani"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "saffran"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "kuṅkumappū",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "குங்குமப்பூ"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "ya faran",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "หญ้าฝรั่น"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "safran"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "kesar",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "کیسر"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "za'farān",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "زعفران"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "croco"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "zafran"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "nghệ tây"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "safranakrok"
},
{
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "zaʕfarān",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "زعفران"
},
{
"code": "ary",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "zaʕfrān",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"Moroccan-Arabic"
],
"word": "زعفران"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kʿrkʿum",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "քրքում"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "azafrán"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "zəfəran"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "šafran",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "шафран"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "kumku.mam",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "ကုံကုမံ"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "safrà"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "番紅花"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "faan¹ hung⁴ faa¹",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "番红花"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "šafrán"
},
{
"code": "dv",
"lang": "Dhivehi",
"roman": "kukun̊",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "ކުކުން"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "saffraan"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "safrano"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "sahrami"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "safran"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "azafrán"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sasafrán"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "q̇viteli q̇vavili",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "ყვითელი ყვავილი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "zaprana",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "ზაფრანა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Safran"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "krókos",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "κρόκος"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "zaforá",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ζαφορά"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "krókos",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "κρόκος"
},
{
"code": "gmy",
"lang": "Mycenaean Greek",
"roman": "ka-na-ko",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "𐀏𐀙𐀒"
},
{
"code": "gmy",
"lang": "Mycenaean Greek",
"roman": "rai",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "𐁉"
},
{
"code": "gmy",
"lang": "Mycenaean Greek",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "𐂔"
},
{
"code": "gu",
"lang": "Gujarati",
"roman": "kesar",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "કેસર"
},
{
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "keloko"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "זְעַפְרָן"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "kesar",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "केसर"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "sáfrány"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "saffran"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "safrano"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "kuma-kuma"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cróch"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "zafferano"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "safuran",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "サフラン"
},
{
"code": "kn",
"lang": "Kannada",
"roman": "kēsari",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "ಕೇಸರಿ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "crocus"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "šafran",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "шафран"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "koma-koma"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "kuma-kuma"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "kumkuma"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "żagħfran"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "crogh"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "kesar",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "केसर"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "keśar",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "केशर"
},
{
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "keśar",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "केशर"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "safran"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "safran"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "za'ferân",
"sense": "spice",
"word": "زعفران"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"inanimate",
"masculine"
],
"word": "szafran"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "açafrão"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "kesar",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ਕੇਸਰ"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "șofran"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "šafrán",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "шафра́н"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "kesara",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "केसर"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "spice",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "шафран"
},
{
"code": "sh",
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