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"sense": "dubious story",
"word": "şehir efsanesi"
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"sense": "dubious story",
"word": "városi legenda"
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"sense": "dubious story",
"word": "leggenda metropolitana"
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"sense": "dubious story",
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"sense": "dubious story",
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"word": "хотын домог"
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"sense": "dubious story",
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"sense": "dubious story",
"word": "şehir efsanesi"
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