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"sense": "that causes great grief",
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"sense": "that causes great grief",
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"sense": "that causes great grief",
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"sense": "that causes great grief",
"word": "душераздира́ющий"
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"sense": "that causes great grief",
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "that causes great grief",
"word": "desgarrador"
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"sense": "that causes great grief",
"word": "devastador"
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"sense": "that causes great grief",
"word": "hjärtslitande"
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"sense": "that causes great grief",
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"sense": "that elicits deep sympathy",
"word": "herzzerreißend"
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"sense": "that elicits deep sympathy",
"word": "hjerteskjærende"
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"sense": "that elicits deep sympathy",
"word": "душераздира́ющий"
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