# predicate boundary
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# ri
## ⊢
### *ri*ght here the predicate starts
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# I; me
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# eko
## 己
### my *ego*, my *echo*: myself
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# you
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# tu
## 尔
### et *tu*, Brute (and you, Brutus)?
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# good; pleasant
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# pona
## 好
### *bonu*s! good stuff
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# happy; pleased
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# konten
## 楽
### *conten*t and happy
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# yes; assent
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# si
## 是
### *si*, señor!
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# not; opposite
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# non
## 不
### *non*-, *no*, *n*ot
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# Okay, okay.
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# Pona, pona.
## 好, 好.
### good, good.
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# Yes.
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# Si.
## 是.
### yes.
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# I'm Bob.
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# Eko ri Popu.
## 己 ⊢ Popu.
### I RI Bob.
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# this; current
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# tis
## 此
### '*tis* this one here
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# water; liquid
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# aku
## 水
### *aqu*a, *aqu*atic
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# food; eat
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# komi
## 食
### *come i*n and eat
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# big; very
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# meka
## 大
### *mega* = big
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# small; slight
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# piko
## 小
### *pico*- = teeny (metric one trillionth)
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# new; fresh
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# nova
## 初
### a *nova* caused a brand new star to appear
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# true; correct
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# ves
## 真
### truly *ves*ted in the truth
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# Big!
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# Meka!
## 大!
### big!
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# The food is fresh.
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# Komi ri nova.
## 食 ⊢ 初.
### food RI new.
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# Of course!
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# Ves!
## 真!
### true!
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# meet; encounter
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# sarve
## 会
### *survey* the people you meet to see what they think
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# sorry; excuse me
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# perton
## 悔
### *pardon* me!
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# before; ago
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# yer
## 前
### *yer*sterday — a day ago, before today
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# after; later
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# tar
## 后
### *tar*dy — after the bell means you're late
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# hello (someone new)
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# novasarve
## 初会
### new-meet
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# hello
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# kontensarve
## 楽会
### happy-meet
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# see you later
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# tarsarve
## 后会
### after-meet
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# Nice to meet you.
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# Eko ri konten sarve a tu.
## 己 ⊢ 楽 会 ⇒ 尔.
### I RI happy meet A you.
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# Little by little.
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# Piko tar piko.
## 小 后 小.
### small after small.
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# Hello (when meeting someone new)
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# Novasarve.
## 初会.
### new-meet.
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# please; politeness
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# pam
## 乞
### *pam*per me, please!
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# go; movement
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# ire
## 行
### go, move your *ear* and the rest of you too!
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# out; beyond
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# eks
## 外
### *ex*it — out you go, to the space beyond!
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# and; with
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# kum
## 并
### *com*e with me, and also bring a plus one
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# depart; leave (depart)
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# eksire
## 外行
### out-go
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# bye
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# pertonire
## 悔行
### sorry-go
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# goodbye
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# pertoneksire
## 悔外行
### sorry-out-go
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# Goodbye.
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# Pertoneksire.
## 悔外行.
### sorry-out-go.
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# The soup is also very good.
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# Kum akukomi ri meka pona.
## 并 水食 ⊢ 大 好.
### and water-food RI big good.
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# Bye!
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# Pertonire!
## 悔行!
### sorry-go!
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# object boundary
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# a
## ⇒
### *a*im *a*t the *o*bject
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# plant; flower
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# arpo
## 木
### *arbo*retum, full of trees and other plants
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# fruit; result
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# pomo
## 果
### a *pom*egranate is fruit
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# want; wish
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# vori
## 求
### *vora*cious wanting
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# vehicle; car
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# karo
## 车
### *car*
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# tea
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# arpoaku
## 木水
### plant-water
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# hungry
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# komivori
## 食求
### food-want
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# drive; travel by vehicle
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# karoire
## 车行
### vehicle-go
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# The fruit is small.
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# Pomo ri piko.
## 果 ⊢ 小.
### fruit RI small.
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# Please drive.
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# Pam karoire.
## 乞 车行.
### please vehicle-go.
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# This is tea.
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# Tis ri arpoaku.
## 此 ⊢ 木水.
### this RI plant-water.
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# in; at
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# in
## 内
### *in*
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# to; toward
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# ver
## 向
### s*wer*ve toward it *ver*y hard
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# place; location
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# roko
## 所
### a *rock*y place
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# part; portion
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# parte
## 分
### *part*
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# station; parking garage; parking lot
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# karoroko
## 车所
### vehicle-place
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# actually; in truth
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# inves
## 内真
### in-true
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# Good, actually.
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# Pona, inves.
## 好, 内真.
### good, in-true.
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# You are right.
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# Tu ri ves.
## 尔 ⊢ 真.
### you RI true.
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# I'm here.
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# Eko ri in tisroko.
## 己 ⊢ 内 此所.
### I RI in this-place.
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# person; one who
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# omo
## 人
### h*omo* sapiens — a person
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# child; offspring
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# nino
## 子
### Spanish *niño*
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# group; team
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# men
## 众
### a whole group of *men* forming a team
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# thing; matter
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# kosa
## 物
### Spanish/Italian "cosa"
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# we; us
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# ekomen
## 己众
### I-group
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# he; she; him
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# tisomo
## 此人
### this-person
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# that; those
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# nontis
## 不此
### not-this
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# The child is small.
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# Nino ri piko.
## 子 ⊢ 小.
### child RI small.
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# The child wants water.
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# Nino ri vori a aku.
## 子 ⊢ 求 ⇒ 水.
### child RI want A water.
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# He/she is eating.
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# Tisomo ri komi.
## 此人 ⊢ 食.
### this-person RI food.
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# sun; day
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# yan
## 日
### *yan*g: the bright sunny side ☯
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# hour; o'clock
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# ora
## 刻
### an *h-ora*
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# time; occasion
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# tempo
## 时
### *tempo* is time
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# finish; close
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# vin
## 閉
### photo *fin*ish ends the race
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# moment
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# pikotempo
## 小时
### small-time
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# ready; prepared
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# yervin
## 前閉
### before-finish
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# finally; at last; in the end
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# invin
## 内閉
### in-finish
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# now; at present
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# tistempo
## 此时
### this-time
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# I wanted to go (but didn't).
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# Eko ri vori ire vin.
## 己 ⊢ 求 行 閉.
### I RI want go finish.
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# Tomorrow we're going to the sea.
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# Yantar, ekomen ri ire ver mekaaku.
## 日后, 己众 ⊢ 行 向 大水.
### day-after, I-group RI go to big-water.
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# It's late.
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# Tempo ri tar.
## 时 ⊢ 后.
### time RI after.
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# say; word
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# tika
## 言
### the enchanted *teacu*ps can talk and say words!
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# what; question
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# ker
## 何
### I *care* what is what!
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# one; 1
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# wun
## 一
### *one*
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# two; 2
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# pits
## 2
### a pair of cherry *pits*
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# story; tale
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# tikakosa
## 言物
### say-thing
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# request; ask for
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# voritika
## 求言
### want-say
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# small talk; chat; Pikotika (the language)
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# pikotika
## 小言
### small-say
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# A short one.
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# Piko tikakosa.
## 小 言物.
### small say-thing.
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# Ask inside the station.
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# Pam voritika in karoroko.
## 乞 求言 内 车所.
### please want-say in vehicle-place.
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# Really?
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# Ves, ker?
## 真, 何?
### true, what?
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# All right, a little.
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# Pona, piko.
## 好, 小.
### good, small.
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# Take care (parting).
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# Pona ire.
## 好 行.
### good go.
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# Is that right?
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# Tis ri ves, si?
## 此 ⊢ 真, 是?
### this RI true, yes?
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# I'm Alice.
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# Eko ri Aras.
## 己 ⊢ Aras.
### I RI Alice.
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# No!
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# Non!
## 不!
### not!
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# Please leave.
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# Pam eksire.
## 乞 外行.
### please out-go.