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"4": "",
"5": "covered with wax"
},
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},
"expansion": "Latin charta",
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"2": "kaars"
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"expansion": "Dutch kaars",
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},
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{
"word": "Duftkerze"
},
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{
"word": "Kerzendocht"
},
{
"word": "Kerzenflamme"
},
{
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},
{
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{
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{
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},
{
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},
{
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{
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},
{
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{
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{
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{
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{
"word": "Kerzenhalter"
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{
"word": "Kerzenlicht"
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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},
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},
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