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Vocabulary words "Rose for Emily" & A very old man w/ enormous wings

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show A small dome on a drum on top of a larger dome, adorning a roof or a ceiling.  
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Spires   show
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Lightsome   show
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show intrude on  
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Obliterated   show
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show respected and impressive  
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coquettish   show
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show rot or decomposed  
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show puzzle, confused or bewilder  
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show (of a title officer right ) Conferred by or based on inheritance  
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show cancel or refrain from executing or inflicted  
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dispensation   show
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perpetuity   show
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alderman   show
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show very old or old fashion  
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calligraphy   show
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show a group of people appointed to undertake a mission or take part in a formal process on behalf of a larger group  
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show a tiny piece of a substance ; a speck  
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tarnished   show
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show cover thinly  
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show a self-supporting wooden frame for holding an artist's work while it is being painted or drawn.  
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bloated   show
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show cause to be under water ; completely cover or obscure  
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show (of a person's face) pale, typically because of poor health.  
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hue   show
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vanishing   show
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show moving or sloping downward  
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show heavy blackish or very dark brown timber from a manly tropical tree  
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show defeat thoroughly  
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show excessive confidence or boldness ; audacity  
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teeming (teem)   show
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diffident   show
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show express disapproval of,  
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tableau   show
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silhouette   show
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show spread(one's legs) far apart  
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show the part of view that is nearest to the observer, especially in a picture or photograph ; the most prominent or important position or situation.  
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vindicated   show
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show a very poor person ; a recipient of government relief or public charity  
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vague   show
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resemblance   show
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show calm, peaceful and untroubled, tranquil  
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livery   show
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noblesse oblige   show
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kinsfolk   show
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rustling (rustle)   show
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show stretch out one's body or neck in order to see something  
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jalousies   show
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show not allowing entrance or passage ; not capable of being damaged or harmed ; not capable of being affected or disturbed  
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arsenic   show
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show arrogantly superior and disdainful  
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divulge   show
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cabal   show
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show prevent (someone)from accomplishing something  
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show (of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects  
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remitted (remit)   show
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show an image or representation of a god used as an object of worship.  
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niche   show
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tranquil   show
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perverse   show
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doddering   show
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show a period of reflection or thought ; characterized by reflection or deep thought  
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bier   show
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macabre   show
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diminishing (diminish)   show
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sibilant   show
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show (especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of ; (of an influence, feeling or quality) be present and apparent throughout.  
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acrid   show
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show a cloth spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb. ; a dark cloud or covering of a smoke, dust, or similar matter. ; a Y shaped charge representing the front of n ecclesiastical pallium.  
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show a length of decorative drapery attached to the canopy or frame of bed in order to screen the structure or the space beneath it. ; a length of decorative drapery hung above a window to screen the curtain fittings.  
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obscured (obscure)   show
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show having the shape of a crescent; growing increasing, or developing  
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embrace   show
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show impossible to disentangle or separate; impossible to escape from  
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show remain or stay somewhere  
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show an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain or wry amusement.  
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cuckolded (cuckold)   show
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show the action of indenting or the state of being indented ; a deep recess or notch on the edge or surface of something  
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show wet throughly; soak  
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show relating to or dealing in antiques or rare books ; a person who studies or collects antiques or antiquities  
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show the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative ; the quality of being inspired, especially when evident in something.  
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show a strong and very unpleasant smell  
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show a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others, especially for fraudulent gain.  
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show importance requiring swift action ; an earnest and persistent quality:insistence  
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show shine faintly with a wavering light  
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strewn   show
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show (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality ; (of a person or animal) lean ; thin.  
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show denoting a deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc. ; denoting a low creaking sound made by an object under pressure. ;heavily laden with things  
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terrestrial   show
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show occurring at a favorable time; opportune ; involving divine foresight or intervention.  
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courtyard   show
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show (of a person )clever, original, and inventive  
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tribulations   show
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show very large in size, quantity or extent  
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show not cautious; not aware of possible dangers or problem  
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show widely unreasonable, illogical or inappropriate  
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compresses (noun)   show
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show the Pope  
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show something that causes pain or suffering  
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mute   show
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show a decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal cause or an inquest  
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brimstone   show
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show a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility  
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show the quality of being prudent; cautiousness  
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nourishment   show
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show a person who collects and sells rags  
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show not able to produce (children, fruit, ideas) 2. free from bacteria  
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show relating to the assistance of those in need  
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grandeur   show
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bayonets   show
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show a visually striking performance or display ; an event or scene regarded in terms of its visual impact.  
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buzzard   show
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disperse   show
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show arrogantly superior and disdainful  
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show cause to become twisted together with or caught in  
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curious   show
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deigned   show
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incomprehensible   show
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show an entertainer who performs spectacular gymnastic feats  
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show a human being subject to death, often contrasted with a divine being.  
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dialect   show
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carnival   show
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attributed   show
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show trouble or difficulty caused to one's personal requirements or comfort ; cause trouble or difficulty to  
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show of or with respect to the distant stars (i.e. the constellations or fixed stars, not the sun or planets.  
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paralytic   show
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show a person who has been shipwrecked and stranded in an isolated place.  
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show a person made weak or disabled by illness or injury ; disable (someone) boy injury or illness  
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show a person suffering from leprosy ; a person who is avoided or rejected by others for moral or social reasons  
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captive   show
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show the line at which the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet  
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consolation   show
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fugitive   show
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show food; nourishment  
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insomnia   show
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celestial   show
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show unable to think clearly; confused or perplexed  
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show a passionate expression of grief and sorrow; an expression of regret or disappointment, a complaint  
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conspiracy   show
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show relating to constituting a sacrament or the sacraments; an observance analogous to but not reckoned among the sacraments, such as the use of holy water or the sign of the cross.  
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show a network of interconnecting rabbit burrows ; a densely populated or labyrinthine building or district.  
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bailiff   show
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show relating to a pope or to the papacy  
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show a smooth, glossy fabric, usually of silk, produced by a weave in which the threads of the warp are caught and looped by the weft only at certain intervals.  
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magnanimous   show
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show a person who repents their sins or wrongdoings and (in the Christian Church) seeks forgiveness from God. ; a person who confesses their sins to a priest and submits to the penance that he imposes  
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iridescent   show
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provisions   show
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eggplant   show
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show a fragrant gum resin obtained from certain trees and used, especially in the Near East, in perfumery, medicines and incense.  
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fate   show
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show (of a manifestation or event)  
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show an organism that lives on or in a host  
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ingenious   show
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frivolous   show
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proliferated   show
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show the state of being well known for some bad quality or deed  
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conjectures   show
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show (of a seal or closure) complete and airtight  
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show a thing that is likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses  
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show (of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting.strict and severe  
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whirlwind   show
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duplicated   show
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show a person with original ideas about what the future will or could be like  
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reaction   show
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show mentally unbalanced; deranged  
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show insert or fix in a person's body especially by surgery  
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passivity   show
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cannulae   show
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show strong and healthy; vigorous  
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show a large-scale and violent event in the natural world.  
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show in a state of wild excitement or ecstasy  
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catechism   show
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show a state of rest, sleep or tranquility  
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show a long narrow trench made in the ground by a plow, especially for planting seeds or for irrigation  
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show (of a person) elderly and infirm  
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frivolity   show
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show (of a person)having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties  
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show lack of respect; rudeness  
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formulas   show
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