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indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene

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the first

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

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Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene

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just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

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holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary

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image; figure; figure; form; image

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pitch black

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to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

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saviour; savior; messiah

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baby

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel

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different (quality, nature); heterogeneous

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back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

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stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm

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with shining, piercing eyes

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to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

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affectionate mother

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female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

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general; shogun

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(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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rare; seldom

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Europe

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being dotted with; being scattered

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low voice; whisper

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Montserrat

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Le Puy

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features

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to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from

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patron saint

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phenomenon

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ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land

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mother

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god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

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Christianity

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absorption; suction; attraction

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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child

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only; sole; unique

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syncretism

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originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

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spirit; soul; ghost

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to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

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one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

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to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship

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Orient

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district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

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