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"(music) In the style of folk music."
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"(religion, Germanic paganism, especially in white supremacy and Nazism) Practicing far-right and racist forms of Heathenry that are hostile towards minorities, Christians, and Jewish people; and also supporting Nazi influences."
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}
],
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{
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}
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}
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