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Perhaps Tin Of Second Rate Meat Failing To Absorb Ales Drunk On The Contrary

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35%12 One picks up booze and ales: try rehab when drunk
noun

• a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath

35%4 Meadows; ales drunk!
noun

• a unit of length of thread or yarn

• a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

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Telegraph Toughie11 Jun 2025 Down 4 BASE METAL
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