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"ref": "2014, Bear Grylls, Extreme Food - What to eat when your life depends on it..., Random House, page 65",
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"word": "corde à son arc"
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"ref": "2014, Calvin Henderson Wiley, Alamance - The Great And Final Experiment, Jazzybee Verlag",
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