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"word": "人各為己"
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"sense": "forget about comradeship; save yourselves!",
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"sense": "forget about comradeship; save yourselves!",
"word": "jeder ist sich selbst der Nächste"
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"sense": "forget about comradeship; save yourselves!",
"word": "ognun per sé"
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"sense": "forget about comradeship; save yourselves!",
"word": "il primo prossimo è sé medesimo"
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"sense": "forget about comradeship; save yourselves!",
"word": "proximus egomet mihi"
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"sense": "forget about comradeship; save yourselves!",
"word": "tautauāmoa"
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"word": "każdy sobie rzepkę skrobie"
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"sense": "forget about comradeship; save yourselves!",
"word": "salve-se quem puder"
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"sense": "forget about comradeship; save yourselves!",
"word": "cada um sabe de si"
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"word": "cada um por si"
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"word": "ка́ждый са́м за́ себя́"
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