User:ukexpat

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grc-3

Ὅδε ὁ χρήστης δύναται συμβάλλεσθαι ἀνωτέρᾳ γνώσει τῆς ἀρχαίας ἑλληνικῆς.

la-3

Hic usor callidissima latinitate contribuere potest.

sar-N

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CRS-4

This geezer well rabbits Chitty Chitty Bang Bang nearly as if 'e were a right David 'Ockney.

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