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{
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"the new information did little to ease our mystification"
],
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"we were mystified by the sudden changes in the tax code"
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"the new information did little to ease our mystification"
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"the huge stone statues on Easter Island are ancient, mysterious , and haunting"
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"the stranger's mysterious prediction"
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"we were mystified by the sudden changes in the tax code"
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"muddied",
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"vexed",
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"There's a certain mystique to mountain climbing.",
"No one has been able to copy the legendary singer's mystique ."
],
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