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1183:Light
1133:Earth
1128:Death
1113:Chaos
1040:Roman
973:Māori
938:Irish
933:Inuit
880:Japan
875:China
853:Hindu
816:Greek
767:Index
720:Batak
705:Aztec
497:Orion
273:Raven
226:Wóhpe
218:, or
177:Íŋyaŋ
143:North
100:JSTOR
86:books
1314:Wind
1277:List
1267:Tree
1255:List
1230:Rain
1203:List
1198:Moon
1148:Fire
1118:Dawn
1045:Sami
983:Maya
953:Komi
904:List
892:List
887:Jain
858:List
772:List
757:Efik
740:List
612:2017
431:nagi
426:Unk.
403:Ksa.
366:Mica
333:Čapa
315:Yata
281:Wolf
198:Skan
168:dawn
164:Aŋpo
153:Gods
145:and
137:, a
72:news
1299:War
1250:Sun
1240:Sky
1103:Art
440:Iya
285:Fox
55:by
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532:^
283:,
279:,
275:,
260:Wa
232:Wi
656:e
649:t
642:v
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