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"alt": "saam¹ gok³ zyu¹ gu²⁻¹ lik⁶⁻¹",
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"sense": "A chocolate bar having triangular wedges",
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},
{
"ref": "2005 April 9, “The battered face of the Sphinx”, in Sydney Morning Herald",
"text": "You don't have to climb every mountain, just choose one: Kilimanjaro. The volcano stands out from the Tanzanian plains like a Toblerone triangle with a bite out of the top. But the mountain is far from sweet. It is high and, after the gentle slopes lull you, hard to climb. Climbing it takes from five to eight days, but if you reach the top you'll feel as strong as a lion.",
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"sense": "A chocolate bar having triangular wedges",
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"sense": "A chocolate bar having triangular wedges",
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"word": "トブラローネ"
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