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"ref": "1995, Chris Abbott, “State of Flux”, season 1 episode 11 of Star Trek: Voyager",
"roman": "Chakotay: Misery loves company, Tuvok.",
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"word": "geteiltes Leid ist halbes Leid"
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"word": "solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris"
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"word": "trìvulu 'n cumuni e menzu javiu"
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