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1
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Adagio

A

Slow

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Allegretto

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Quick but not thaaaat quick

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Allegro

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Quick and cheerful

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Andante

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Walking speed

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De Capo

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Repeat from beginning

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dal Segno

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Repeat from sign

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Mezzo

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Half

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Rallentando

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Gradually slower

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Ritardando

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Getting slower

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Ritenuto

A

Held back

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11
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MM Maezel’s Metronome

A

72Bpm

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Al, Alla

A

In the style of

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Allargando

A

Broadening

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Andantino

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Slightly faster than andante

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15
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Assai

A

Very

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16
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e, ed

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and

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17
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fp

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loud then immediately soft

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18
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giocoso

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playful, merry

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19
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grave

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solemn

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20
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grazioso

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graceful

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21
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larghetto

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rather slow

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22
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Largo

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Slow

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23
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ma

A

but

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24
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Maestoso

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Majestic

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25
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Meno

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less

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26
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Molto

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Very, much

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27
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mosso

A

movement

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28
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moto

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movement

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29
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piu

A

more

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30
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presto

A

fast (faster than allegro)

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31
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sf sfz sforzando

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accented, forced

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32
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sostenuto

A

sustained

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33
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tenuto

A

held

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34
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troppo

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too much (non troppo=not too much)

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35
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vivace/vivo

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lively and quick

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36
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  • over top of a note
A

given pressure

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37
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Amore

A

love

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38
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Anima

A

Spirited

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39
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Animato

A

Animated

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40
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Ben

A

Well

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41
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Brio

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Vigour

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42
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Comodo

A

Convenient/comfortable speed

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43
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Deciso

A

With determination

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44
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Delicato

A

Delicately

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45
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Forza

A

Force

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46
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Largamente

A

Broadly

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47
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Ad libitum

A

by choice

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48
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Alla breve

A

with a minum beat equivalent to 2/2 implying a faster tempo than the notes might allude to

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49
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leggerio

A

light, nimble

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50
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marcato

A

emphatic, accented

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51
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marziale

A

in a military style

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52
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mesto

A

sad

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53
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pesante

A

heavy

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54
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prima/ primo

A

first

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55
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Risoluto

A

bold, strong

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56
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Ritmico

A

Rhythmically

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57
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Rubarto, tempo rubarto

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Freely

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58
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Scerzando

A

Playfully

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59
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Seconda

A

Second

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60
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Semplice

A

Simple

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61
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Sempre

62
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Stringendo

A

Gradually getting faster

63
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Subito

64
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Tanto

65
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Tranquillo

66
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Triste

A

Sad, Sorrowful

67
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Volta

A

time (as in first time second time)

68
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Affettuso

69
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Affrettando

70
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Amabile

71
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Appassionato

A

With passion

72
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Calando

A

Getting softer

73
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Cantando

74
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Come

A

As, like, similar to

75
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Fuoco

76
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Giusto

A

Proper, exact

77
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l’istesso

78
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Morendo

A

Dying away

79
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Niente

80
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Nobilmente

81
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Perendosi

A

Dying away

82
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Possible

A

as possible eg as fast as possible

83
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Quasi

A

as if, resembling

84
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Sonoro

A

Resonant, rich tone

85
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Sopra

86
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Sotto

87
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Veloce

88
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Voce

89
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A

90
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Assez

91
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Cedez

A

relax, yield

92
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douce

93
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en dehors

94
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legerement

95
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lent

96
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Moins

97
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Modere

A

At a moderate speed

98
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Peu

99
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Plus

100
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Presser

101
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Ralentir

102
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Retenu

103
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Vif

104
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Vite

105
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Attacca

A

Go straight to the next section of music

106
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Dolente

A

Sad, mournful

107
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Dolore

108
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Doppio Movimento

A

Twice as fast

109
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Estinto

A

As soft as possible

110
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Incalzando

A

Getting Quicker

111
Q

Lacrimoso

112
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Loco

A

at the regular pitch

113
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Lunga

114
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Iusingando

A

In a sweet persuasive style

115
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Misura

A

Measure (time)

116
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Ossia

A

Or, alternatively

117
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Piacevole

118
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Plangevole

119
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Ponchettino

A

Rather little

120
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Rinforzando

A

Reinforcing

121
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Segue

A

Go straight on

122
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Smorzando

A

Dying away

123
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Teneramente

124
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Tosto

A

swift, rapid

125
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Volante

126
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Aber

127
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Ausdruck

A

expression

128
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Bewegt

A

With movement

129
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Breit

A

Broad, expressive

130
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Ein

131
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Einfach

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Etwas

133
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Frohlich

A

cheerful, joyful

134
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Immer

135
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Langsam

136
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Lebhaft

137
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Massig

A

At a moderate speed

138
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Mit

139
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Nicht

140
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Ohne

141
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Ruhig

142
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Schnell

143
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Sehr

144
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Suss

145
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Traurig

146
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Und

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Voll

148
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Wenig

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Wieder

150
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Zart

151
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