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"text": "“If you don't mind, please give us the details in this pendrive,” I said, looking at his bald head.",
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"text": "‘What the fuck is this?’ Sen examined and almost laughed upon recognizing it. ‘A pendrive! A fucking pendrive! That's what the planter calls a bomb? Is he fucking kidding me?’",
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63
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