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"word": "jótét lélek"
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"sense": "one who has a conviction of their own moral superiority",
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"sense": "one who has a conviction of their own moral superiority",
"word": "kaiauwaha"
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"sense": "one who has a conviction of their own moral superiority",
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"sense": "one who has a conviction of their own moral superiority",
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