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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "device to discern if a subject is lying",
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"sense": "device to discern if a subject is lying",
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "device to discern if a subject is lying",
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"sense": "device to discern if a subject is lying",
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"sense": "device to discern if a subject is lying",
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"code": "tr",
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