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Sporadically Gets Darker Rising Within A Short Distance

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99%10INSNATCHESExact Match!
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31%9 When the world gets darker
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31%4Gets darker, in a way
noun

• a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

• a light brown the color of topaz

• ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

adjective satellite

• of a light yellowish-brown color

verb

• treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather

• get a tan, from wind or sun

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The Guardian Cryptic10 Jan 2017 Down 15 INSNATCHES
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