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"english": "I’m not pregnant. Even though I love him, and he’s married, that doesn’t mean I’m a slut.",
"ref": "1969, L.H. Ferrier, El sisilobi, of het basisonderzoek, Amsterdam: De Bezige Bij, page 15:",
"text": "Ik ben niet zwanger. Al houd ik van hem, en is hij getrouwd, wil dat nog niet zeggen dat ik een motjo ben.",
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