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Chapter 16 Flashcards

Dune Book in English

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Glow

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To produce a continuous light and sometimes heat. They cast their yellow glows upward onto the black bull’s head.

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Linen Shone

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A light cloth that is like rough cotton. White linen shone around the burnished reflections of the Atreides silver.

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Concealed

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kept hidden or where it cannot easily be seen. Where the mechanism fo the poison snooper had been concealed.

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Glistening

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To shine with light reflected off a wet surface. And onto the darkly glistening oil painting of the old Duke.

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Plumb

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To examine something in a careful and complete way in order to understand it. You can plumb us by our language.

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Treacherous

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Very dangerous and difficult to deal with. Sailing through treacherous waters.

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Flagon

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A vessel with a handle. Beside each plate on the long table stood a flagon of water.

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Tile

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A flat piece to cover areas.Decorative ceramic tiles.

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Fief

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A large area of hand that was ruled over by a lord in medieval times.

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Gnarled

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Having many twists. One of the old and gnarled ones.

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Hovering

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To stay very close to a person or place

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Scurried

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To hurry with shot steps. Scurried around the table toward him.

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Bow

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To turn your face down so that you are looking toward the ground.

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Gape

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To open widely. She looked up, mouth gaping.

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Wring

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To twist and squeeze a wet cloth, hair…to remove water.

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Wretch

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One who is not happy or lucky. Wringing a few coppers from the wretches who came to the door.

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Growled

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To say in an angry way. His face clouded, and he growled. Poll

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Whirled

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To turn quickly and suddenly.

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Greed

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A selfish desire to have more of something especially money.

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Crackled

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To make a series of short, sharp noises. The logs crackled in the fire.

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Flickers

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A quick and unsteady movement of light. The flicker of candlelight.

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Mingling

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Mix or cause to mix together. Act of meeting and talking.

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Taunt

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To say insulting things to someone in order to make that person angry.

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Glitter

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To shine in a bright way

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Curling

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To twist into a curve.

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Neatly

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Clean and orderly

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Summoned

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To order someone to come

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Fawning

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To try hard to get approval

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Aloof

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Not involved in or influenced by something.

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Clutch

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To hold onto something.

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Gabbling

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To talk quickly and in way that is difficult to understand

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Sour

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Not friendly.

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Uphold

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To support or defend.

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Bland

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Show no emotion, concern, etc.

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Shushed

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To tell to be quiet

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Epaulets

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A part of uniform. A decorative piece on the shoulder of uniform.

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Teardrop

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Fluid from the eyes.

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Frown

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A serious expression.

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Flaunting

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To show something in a very open way so that other people will notice.

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Ducal

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Relating to a man of high rank

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Commendable

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Applaudable

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Pace

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Step, footstep

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Trampling

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To walk or step heavily

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Mobs

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A large crowd of people.

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Uneasiness

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Felling of anxiety

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Consort

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A wife or husband of a king, queen, emperor.

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Coquetry

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Playful sexual behaviour.

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Pierce

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To go through or into something in a forceful or noticeable way.

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Treachery

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An act of harming someone who trusts you.

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Swiftly

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Moving very fast.

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Surrogate

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One who takes another’s place.

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Affair

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An event or sequence of events of a specified kind.

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Grim

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Strong felt and serious

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Adamant

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Not willing to change.

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Smuggler

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One who avoids tax on imports.

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Stiff

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Difficult or servere

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Dined

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Eat the main meal of the day.

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Sow

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To cause to affect many people.

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Swishing

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To move with a soft sound

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Scraping

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To move against a surface.

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Smuggler

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Runner, contrabandist

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Aloft

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Up in or into the air; overhead

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Maxims

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A saying. My mother’s favorite maxim was… Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.

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Sip

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To drink slowly by taking only smail amount into your mouth.

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Alcove

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A small section of a room.

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Chord

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A group of musical notes.

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Hare

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A kind of animal

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Cinnamon

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A sweet seasoning. A sweet spice made from the bark of an Asian tree.

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Wafted

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To move through the air.

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Sparkling

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Shinning with bright light.Shinning with or reflecting bright points of light.

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Slipped

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To drink slowly

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Alcove

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A small section of a room

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Chord

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A group of musical notes

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Hare

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A kind of animal. A fast animal that resembles a rabbit.

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Cinnamon

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A sweet spice made from the bark of an Asian tree and used in cooking and baking.

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Sparkling

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Shining with bright light

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Knuckle

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A part of a finger at a joint where the bone is near the surface.

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Fiercely

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Very violent

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Grip

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A way to holding something

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Stirring

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Causing excitement or strong emotion.

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Scarecrow

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An object to frighten birds

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Rugged

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Having a rough surface. Having a rough, uneven surface. The rugged surface of the moon.

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Guile

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The use of clever and usually dishonest methods to achieve something.

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Lure

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An attractive quality.

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Rictus

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Expression with an open mouth.

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Slam

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To set or throw something in a forceful way that makes a loud noise.

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Brim

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The top edge of a vessel.

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Shopping

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Completely wet. His clothes were sopping from the rain.

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Lilt

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A characteristic rising and falling of the voice when speaking: a pleasant gentle accent…he spoke with a faint but recognizable Irish lilt.

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Sank(pass) / Sink

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Go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid.

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Crawler

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A thing that crawls or moves at a slow pace, especially an insect.

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Snap

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Break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound.

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Carryall

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A large bag or carrying case

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Foe

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An enemy or opponent. His work was praised by friends and foes alike.

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Plumb

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Having a full rounded shape: the berries were plump and sweet

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Stamp

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Bring down one’s foot heavily on the ground or on something on the ground. He stamped his foot in frustration.

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Chill

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An unpleasant feeling of coldness in the atmosphere. One’s surroundings, or the body.

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Ominous

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Giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; there were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.

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Carrion

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The decaying flesh of dead animals.

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Frown

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A serious expression.

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