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"ref": "1813, anonymous author, Conversa no adro da igrexa:",
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"ref": "1775, María Francisca Isla y Losada, Romance:",
"text": "Virés acò meu Dieguiño\ncando ò tempo milloràr,\nporqe si escorrega á Besta\nè esbarroufàs, alabay.",
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"ref": "1813, anonymous author, Conversa no adro da igrexa:",
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"ref": "1775, María Francisca Isla y Losada, Romance:",
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