don't feed the trolls in English

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          "code": "ka",
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          "roman": "nu ač̣mevt ṭrolebs",
          "sense": "don't feed the trolls",
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          "sense": "don't feed the trolls",
          "word": "nie karm trolli"
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      "sense": "don't feed the trolls",
      "word": "nie karm trolli"
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"don't feed the trolls" meaning in English

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