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"text": "2002, Treasure Planet, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker\nDoctor, I'd love to chat. Tea, cake, the whole shebang. But I've got a ship to launch and you've got your outfit to buff up."
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"ref": "2004, Leo Furey, The Long Run, page 331:",
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"word": "tot plegat"
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