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Clms (c.l.m.s.) is pronounced “clams”.
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A pistol crossbow.
3
“Vend” is an abbreviation and will be explained in Chapter 6.
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In geology, bedding is the arrangement of sedimentary rocks in strata.
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In the Old Testament, Gomorrah was one of the two ancient cities, the other being Sodom, destroyed by God because of the wickedness of its people.
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A 4-door sedan produced in the Soviet Union between 1970 and 1988, the compact is known as Zhiguli domestically and as Lada outside of Russia.
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“Nekalaev” is very similar to the common last name “Nikolaev” and the pronunciations of both are almost the same. “Nekalaev” can even be “Nikolaev” misspelled.
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Psyose will be explained in Chapter 7.